New Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of an influencer who lied about having a terminal illness to promote alternative therapies. A decade on, it remains a warning.

Carey, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Ashley Zukerman, Mark Coles Smith All six episodes of Apple Cider Vinegar begins with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer read by one of the limited series' characters: "This is a true-ish story based on a lie.

Apple Cider Vinegar lands on Netflix next month and tells the true story of Belle Gibson, who fooled the world into thinking she had brain cancer

At the top of each Apple Cider Vinegar episode, characters break the fourth wall and tell us, "This is a true story based on a lie." The true story in question? The rise and fall of Australian influencer Belle Gibson ( Booksmart 's Kaitlyn Dever),

FandomWire reviews Apple Cider Vinegar, a new telling of the Belle Gibson scam story. After pretending to have terminal cancer, Gibson was outted.

Kaitlyn Dever stars in a six-episode dramatization of the scandal surrounding Belle Gibson, who pretended to have brain cancer while promoting her nutrition program to her followers online.

Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar is a bitingly funny and powerfully performed semi-biopic, though is somewhat let down by a scattershot narrative.