A gripping new miniseries, based on an astonishing true story, has just landed on and viewers are already hooked.
The show, which dropped on the streaming platform today (Thursday, 6th February), is receiving high praise from critics and promises to captivate audiences from the get-go.
The six-part drama, centred around a scandal involving wellness influencers, pseudoscience and a tragic cancer journey, is sure to stir up a whirlwind of emotions.
Kaitlyn Dever stars as real-life fraudster Belle Gibson in Apple Cider Vinegar, tracing her rise and fall as an influencer, health guru and published author before her deception was revealed.
When it emerges that Belle lied about her cancer diagnosis to millions of followers, her ‘best friend’ Milla Blake (played by Alycia Debnam-Carey) – a rival wellness advocate who genuinely has cancer – is determined to expose her.
Netflix’s new series so addictive fans ‘won’t sleep’ until they’ve finished (Image: NETFLIX)
One fan took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their excitement: “Started Apple Cider Vinegar tonight. I should have waited til the weekend.. won’t be sleeping tonight,” they wrote.
Another viewer chimed in with: “#NowWatching #AppleCiderVinegar on … so triggering, so intriguing, so entertaining. I’m hooked.” A third added: “Gotta give credit but they’ve got a hit with #AppleCiderVinegar. Not a fan of real life adaptations but this is one of them ones. Who knew a story based on a woman lying about having brain cancer could be so good.”
One avid viewer even admitted to skipping work to binge-watch the show, confessing: “Sort of playing hookie today cause had some rough first days of the week and bingewatching #AppleCiderVinegar”.
Another fan shared their excitement, saying: “I watched the first episode at lunchtime today, and can’t wait until I’m home to watch the rest!”
Belle Gibson convinced millions of followers she had been diagnosed with cancer (Image: NETFLIX)
The series was described as a must-watch for anyone interested in alternative cures, influencers, cancer, crazy theories and much more. In terms of official reviews, The Guardian praised Dever’s performance as “masterly”, describing the series as “fast, witty and furious”.
They concluded their rave review by stating: “Apple Cider Vinegar is a fast, drily witty, acutely intelligent, compassionate and furious commentary on greed, need, mass delusion, self-deception, the exploitation of the credulous, and the enabling of insidious new forms of all of these by technology.”
The Independent took it a step further, urging viewers to tune in, labelling the miniseries as “necessary viewing in an era of woo-woo misinformation and health scammers.”
They continued: “Apple Cider Vinegar is a timely, smart commission; Belle’s story was once a scandal, but is terrifyingly mundane in an anti-expert, post-truth world,” They added: “When the real-life Belle was originally unveiled as a conman by Australian journalists, it was a huge global story. Today, pseudoscience is a booming mainstream industry, no longer in the conspiratorial fringes. It used to be Belle Gibson’s world; now we are very much living in it.”
Netflix’s latest series is impossible not to binge-watch (Image: NETFLIX)
JOE was utterly captivated by the series, stating that Apple Cider Vinegar is “so addictive we watched it in one evening”. This is no small achievement given its runtime of over six hours.
“I flew through the six episodes in one sitting because I was completely gripped by the story unfolding on screen,” they added. “Apple Cider Vinegar is an enthralling but uncomfortable watch because it highlights how far people will go for fame.”
Everyone will be discussing this gripping new drama by next week, so don’t be surprised if you find yourself staying up late to see the conclusion of Belle’s shocking tale.
Apple Cider Vinegar is available to stream on .