Because Elizabeth Holmes’ story is so widespread, “The Dropout” might seem like an unnecessary addition. Between books, news articles, podcasts, and numerous other attempts to capture her story, there’s not really any shortage. But as showrunner Liz Meriwether told the Los Angeles Times, the show is working to capture Holmes’ motivations and her side of the story to explain how it happened.
“Even writing the scenes of the things that I knew had happened, it was a challenge figuring out what was going on in [Holmes’] head,” Meriwether told The New York Times. “That ultimately makes the series more interesting, because there are just things about her that don’t make sense.”
Right now, shows like that are pretty popular and doing well with the public. According to Tech Crunch, a similar show on Netflix called “Inventing Anna” — which follows socialite and fake heiress Anna Delvey as she cons wealthy elites – got more views in a one-week period than any other English-language show in the same amount of time. Even if they’ve heard the story before, viewers are more than willing to tune in to see a new perspective, which is exactly what “The Dropout” is trying to deliver.
