The Amanda Seyfried-starring series will debut on BBC One for a double episode dose on Tuesday 19th March<\/strong> at 10:40pm and then at 11:30pm.<\/p>\n The series stars Seyfried as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes<\/a>, a college dropout turned billionaire businesswoman who claimed to be making revolutionary blood tests that didn\u2019t actually work.<\/p>\n The eight-part drama is based on the ABC podcast of the same name which was hosted by journalist Rebecca Jarvis.<\/p>\n The series chronicles Holmes\u2019 childhood in Texas, her Stanford University days and the inception of her tech company at the age of 19.<\/p>\n As per the synopsis: \u201cMoney. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. From Executive Producer Elizabeth Meriwether, The Dropout is the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) and Theranos, an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world\u2019s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye?\u201d<\/p>\n The series was previously released on Disney Plus (and Hulu in the US) in 2022 with RadioTimes.com <\/a>calling it a \u201cvanilla-flavoured version of an amazing story<\/a>\u201c.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>\n Alongside Seyfriend, the rest of The Dropout cast includes Lost alum Naveen Andrews and includes supporting roles for Stephen Fry (It\u2019s A Sin<\/a>), Dylan Minnette (Scream<\/a>) and Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird).<\/p>\n Seyfried has since been seen on our screens in roles such as The Crowded Room, but on the release of The Dropout, she told Good Morning America<\/a>: \u201cI was never too concerned with us being on the wrong path because of all the research and [show creator] Liz Meriwether at the helm.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThis is our version of the story, and then real life is happening. And you\u2019re like \u2013 you want to be involved but you don\u2019t want to be too involved because you want to be able to serve the story.\u201d<\/p>\n On playing a real person, the actress said: \u201cBeing able to absorb the footage and mimic somebody and try to embody somebody that actually\u2026 there\u2019s a template out there, is very exciting. I hate to say that because it\u2019s a real person with real consequences and a real life \u2013 and I wish her well \u2013 I just, as an actor, very specifically, it was thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Naveen](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/The_Dropout_naveen_amanda-fceeb88.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"The_Dropout_naveen_amanda\\"\/")
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