You Can See Everything mania lifts viewership for The Dropout by 186%

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Key context: <p>The hit Elizabeth Holmes documentary led to increased interest in the award-winning narrative series on Hulu as well as Bad Blood, a 2018 book on the scandal</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/15/stranger-than-stranger-than-fiction-how-lance-oppenheim-made-the-years-two-buzziest-films">‘Stranger than stranger-than-fiction’: how Lance Oppenheim made the year’s two buzziest films</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/17/elizabeth-holmes-documentary-why-we-care">‘You can’t make this stuff up’: why we remain fascinated by Elizabeth Holmes</a></p></li></ul><p>Interest in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/17/elizabeth-holmes-documentary-why-we-care">Elizabeth Holmes</a> and the Theranos fraud scandal has surged amid buzz for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/you-can-see-everything">You Can See Everything</a>, the record-breaking documentary on the disgraced former CEO.</p><p>Viewership for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/03/the-dropout-review-another-mind-blowing-portrait-of-a-great-american-fraudster">The Dropout</a>, the 2022 Hulu series starring Amanda Seyfried as Holmes, surged by 186% in September compared with the month prior, according to <a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/you-can-see-everything-boosts-dropout-ratings-hulu-seyfried-1236917676/">Variety</a>, after the announcement on 6 September of the previously secret film’s first teaser.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/20/you-can-see-everything-dropout-viewership">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.