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Nearly half of the most-popular TV series of the 2024-25 season have met ReFrame’s gender-balanced criteria to achieve the latest ReFrame Stamp.

ReFrame, launched in 2017 by Sundance Institute, Wif (fka Women In Film Los Angeles) and IMDbPro, has awarded its approval to 45 of the top 100 TV series, including Hacks, The Bear and The Pitt (full list below). All told, gender-balanced hiring in TV has rebounded by 6.5 percent from last year’s lull, which had been the worst since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

The takeaway here: If you want a balanced staff, hire a woman as showrunner. Nearly 93 percent of series with women showrunners qualified for the ReFrame Stamp.

The percentage of TV’s top 100 series to receive the ReFrame Stamp for gender-balanced hiring since 2017 Courtesy of ReFrame

It’s not just about good vibes, either — it’s good business. The organization further found that ReFrame-Stamped series have 1.33 million more viewers,...

Australia’s Ludo Studio is expanding its live-action slate with “Allen,” now shooting in Queensland for Netflix as the company’s first locally-produced feature film.

The Emmy and BAFTA-winning Brisbane-based studio behind global phenomenon “Bluey” has begun principal photography on the family film, adding to its growing live-action portfolio. While best known for its animated content, the studio has been strategically diversifying its output in recent years.

“Allen” reunites creator Jeffrey Walker with Netflix after his recent limited series “Apple Cider Vinegar.” Pearson, who previously worked on horror hit “Talk to Me” and animated series “The Strange Chores,” is co-directing with Daley Pearson (“The Artful Dodger”). The duo is working from a script by Pearson and Sophie Miller, who collaborated on Ludo’s recent crime drama “Thou Shalt Not Steal.”

Set against Queensland’s coastal backdrop, the film explores themes of childhood friendship and nostalgia — territory that should feel familiar...

Who will have the write stuff at the Emmys? When it comes to Best Limited Series/Movie Writing, it becomes a bit of a numbers game.

With 71 submissions, this year's Best Limited Series/Movie Writing category will have just five finalists when the nominations are announced Tuesday. This is only the second time since the expansion to the popular vote that this category will result in five nominees; the first since 2020. Last year, for example, there were six nominees, with Baby Reindeer ultimately prevailing.

In the limited-series race, there are several shows with writers who scripted all their episodes and thus must enter their entire series: Adolescence by Jack Thorne and star Stephen Graham, Disclaimer by Alfonso Cuarón, and Dope Thief by Peter Craig. With Adolescence being the front-runner to win Best Limited since its premiere, the Netflix psychological crime drama is a lock for a writing bid. The other two,...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

Sadly, the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie this season really is not as exciting as it has been the past few years. Normally, it is a cutthroat race between world-renowned actresses on the biggest shows of the season. This year, the contenders are from series that are more critically acclaimed than they are popular,...

Is the Best Limited Series Emmy race over before it's even begun? With voting beginning Thursday, four top Emmy experts — Variety's Clayton Davis, The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg, Indiewire's Marcus Jones, Deadline's Pete Hammond — predict the race with moderator and Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum in our latest slugfest (watch above).

"I can start and end with Adolescence," Hammond declares as the others laugh in agreement. "The race here we're going to talk about is for nominees two, three, four, and five. But I think [the eventual winner is] Adolescence for every reason you can imagine: its global reach, what it's talking about, the extraordinary acting, directing, writing. Everything about this is once in a generation. This thing is taking off and it isn't going to stop at nominations. This is the one to beat."

Feinberg notes how it's actually "twice in a generation" because something similar happened last year with Baby Reindeer, which also aired on Netflix.

This year's Emmy race for Best Drama Guest Actress is shaping up to be a battle between The Last of Us and Severance.

Two guest stars from each show appear in Gold Derby's top four spots: Kaitlyn Dever and Catherine O'Hara for HBO's zombie apocalypse adaptation, and Gwendoline Christie and Merritt Wever for Apple TV+'s sci-fi workplace series. Our predicted lineup of six is rounded out by Cherry Jones for The Handmaid's Tale and Hilary Swank for Yellowjackets.

Dever appears in three episodes of The Last of Us Season 2 as Abby, a soldier who seeks revenge against Joel (Pedro Pascal) for murdering her father. When she finally locates him, Abby and her group of followers torture and beat Joel to death with a golf club, in front of his daughter figure, Ellie (Bella Ramsey). The cycle of revenge violence continues, as Ellie takes it upon herself to kill everyone...

Netflix has set a June 6 premiere date for “The Survivors,” the anticipated six-part Australian mystery series based on Jane Harper’s bestselling novel.

The streaming giant also unveiled a trailer that showcases Tasmania’s rugged coastline as the backdrop for this tense small-town thriller.

Created by acclaimed Australian showrunner Tony Ayres, the series follows Kieran Elliott, whose life was forever altered when two people drowned and a young girl disappeared in his coastal hometown of Evelyn Bay. Fifteen years later, when he returns with his family, long-buried guilt resurfaces. The discovery of a young woman’s body on the beach triggers a new investigation that threatens to expose long-held secrets, reveal the truth about the missing girl, and unmask a killer within the tight-knit community.

The ensemble cast features Charlie Vickers and Yerin Ha in lead roles, supported by Australian screen veterans Robyn Malcolm, Damien Garvey, Thom Green, George Mason,...

Legendary Pictures is doubling down on Queensland as the premium playground for its mammoth MonsterVerse franchise, with production now underway on the next installment.

Fresh off the colossal success of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which became the highest-grossing entry in the franchise and the biggest Godzilla film of all time, the studio is once again calling Village Roadshow Studios home for its latest monster mash. The production marks the fourth Monsterverse title to shoot in the northeastern Australian state, following “Kong: Skull Island” (2017), “Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024).

Australian helmer Grant Sputore (“I Am Mother”) is directing the feature, which sees Dan Stevens reprising his role as Trapper alongside an ensemble including Kaitlyn Dever (“The Last of Us”), Jack O’Connell (“Sinners”), Alycia Debnam-Carey (“Apple Cider Vinegar”), Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”), Matthew Modine (“Oppenheimer”) and Delroy Lindo (“The Good Fight”).

Plot details reveal that...

Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers from “Through the Valley”, the second episode of “The Last of Us” Season 2, now streaming on Max.

Kaitlyn Dever delivered a chilling, emotionally devastating performance in Sunday night’s episode of HBO/Max’s “The Last of Us,” immediately propelling her into the center of the Emmy conversation. The acclaimed actress was featured prominently in what may be the season’s most talked-about hour, and has industry insiders debating about her category placement ahead of the official submission deadline.

Variety has learned exclusively that Dever qualifies for the guest actress in a drama series category, as she appears in fewer than 50% of the season’s eligible episodes. However, a final decision has yet to be made. HBO/Max awards strategists, along with Dever’s team, are still weighing whether to submit her in guest actress, where she would compete against co-star Catherine O’Hara, or...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers ahead for The Last of Us Season 2

HBO’s The Last of Us had a phenomenal episode this week that was action-packed and gut-wrenching. The biggest twist in the second part of the game, which this season adapts, came true, much to our fear and sadness. Pedro Pascal’s Joel is now dead, being killed by the nemesis who was introduced in the season premiere, Abby.

Kaitlyn Dever, known for Booksmart and Apple Cider Vinegar, plays the controversial character. When her casting was announced last year, fans were not too happy with Dever as her physical appearance was not close to the game’s counterpart. However, Dever’s performance this week will probably shut purists up.

The Last of Us season 2 episode 2 gives us that Abby twist with an insane Kaitlyn Dever’s performance Kaitlyn Dever as Abby in The Last of Us | Credits: HBO

The scene we feared has happened,...

Sam Neill is a man used to gazing upon remarkable creatures in movies – but with his next role, he’ll be swapping out brachiosauruses and velociraptors for massive apes and killer kaiju. Yes, the Jurassic Park legend has been confirmed as the latest addition to the cast of Legendary’s next MonsterVerse movie, following up 2024’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which is the highest-grossing instalment in the franchise so far.

No details have been released yet on who Neill will play, but we do know that he’s joining Kaitlyn Dever, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Stranger Things’ Matthew Modine and Apple Cider Vinegar’s Alycia Debnam-Carey in the film. We also know that Dan Stevens will be back, returning to the role of kaiju veterinarian Trapper Beasley.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ended with an epic battle in the Hollow Earth between Godzilla, Kong and menacing giant ape antagonist,...

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1.

The first episode of The Last of Us Season 2 is out now, and while returning stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey take the lead, it also features the debut of other highly anticipated characters. One star to make her debut is Kaitlyn Dever, who will play the ruthless Abby, the counterpart to Ellie in The Last of Us Part IIvideo game. When Abby was introduced upon The Last of Us Part II’s release, her character was met with extreme controversy from the fan base, much of which was based in misogyny. This was always going to make things more challenging for whoever portrayed Abby in live-action, but during a recent interview with Collider’s Christina Radish, Dever confirmed that neither she nor writers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann were particularly concerned about it. When asked if...

This post contains spoilers about The Last of Us Part II video game

When The Last of Us returns to HBO for Season 2 on Sunday, it will have some new characters. Many of these folks will be familiar to people who played The Last of Us Part II, the video game on which Season 2 (and Season 3) of the series is based. Gamers have been waiting for years to finally see Abby, Dina, and the rest in the flesh, while non-gamers may feel a little lost, as the show suddenly has a whole new bunch of significant characters. If you’re in the latter camp, this guide will help familiarize you with the cast additions to The Last of Us Season 2.

Kaitlyn Dever as Abby

Abby is a soldier who formerly belonged to the Fireflies, the revolutionary paramilitary organization that intended to experiment on Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in Season 1. Abby’s...

Exclusive: Australian actress Alycia Debnam-Carey (Apple Cider Vinegar) is the newest addition to the cast of the still-untitled new Monsterverse movie from Legendary.

Character description is under wraps. The project reunites Debnam-Carey with Kaitlyn Dever, with whom she just starred in the hit Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar. As previously announced, others in the ensemble include Jack O’Connell, Matthew Modine, Delroy Lindo, and Dan Stevens, who reprises his role as veterinarian Trapper Beasley from last year’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the highest-grossing installment in the franchise.

Grant Sputore (I Am Mother) is directing from a script by Shang-Chi‘s Dave Callaham. While plot specifics are fuzzy, we’re told the film features several new human characters alongside Titans Godzilla and Kong, as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat. Sputore took over the directorial reins from Adam Wingard following his work on The New Empire and Godzilla vs. Kong.

Godzilla is one of the most famous fictional monsters, with over 30 films both in Japan and America, multiple video games, novels, and more. The MonsterVerse, which is the recent American franchise, will continue following the success of 2024's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

The franchise features not only Godzilla but also King Kong, and it debuted in 2014, putting the two monsters in a film together in 2021. Following the success of 2024's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the franchise continues with a new entry. Kaitlyn Dever, the star of the upcoming film, confirmed to 7 News Australia that the upcoming Godzilla x Kong sequel has started production.

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The actress attended the premiere of The Last of Us Season 2 in Sydney, Australia, as she is set to make her debut in HBO's hit adaptation. In the post-apocalyptic series, she will play Abby.

Kaitlyn Dever has been cast to play Abby, a pivotal character in the second season of HBO's The Last of Us. However, nearly a decade before she was called up to join the hit TV series, Dever had almost been cast as Ellie in a film adaptation of the wildly popular video game series.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter – at the series' Season 2 premiere in LA – Dever explained just how close she was to playing Ellie in the planned The Last of Us film. “I didn’t even audition. It was only just like meetings I was having with [creator] Neil [Druckmann]. I was going to [Druckmann’s video game company] Naughty Dog and he was showing me how the game was created and definitely giving me spoilers for game 11 years before it came out; I had to carry a lot of weight, it’s been rough these last 10 years, I have to say,” she said.

This year, Kaitlyn Dever is starring on two TV shows, playing a key supporting role on a popular drama series and portraying a fraudster on a Netflix limited series. If you're feeling déjà vu, there's good reason. In 2022, Julia Garner was in the same boat, and if history repeats, Dever could also mimic Garner's Emmy trajectory.

Garner scored double Emmy nominations for Best Drama Supporting Actress for Ozark and Best Limited/TV Movie Actress for Inventing Anna. The former was no surprise since she had already won twice for her fan-favorite portrayal of Ruth Langmore, and this was for Ozark's fourth and final season, in which Garner had a meaty episode. The latter bid was also expected by nomination morning — she was in fourth place in the Gold Derby odds — as the actress drew praise for her committed turn as con artist Anna Sorokin/Anna Delvey, with the daffiest of accents,...

Filming is underway in Brisbane, Australia on Jeffrey Walker’s Fing, adapted from David Walliams’s children’s book of the same name.

The feature is shooting at Brisbane’s Screen Queensland Studios, secured through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.

Taika Waititi, Mia Wasikowska and Walliams lead the cast, alongside Richard Roxburgh, Penelope Wilton, Blake Harrison, Robyn Nevin and newcomer Iona Bell.

Published in 2019, Fing follows two librarians who will do anything to keep their daughter happy; including working out what a ‘fing’ is and travelling to the furthest corners of the jungle to track one down.

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Netflix continues to dominate the streaming world, with several of its shows ranking at the top of the latest Nielsen streaming charts for the week of February 10 to February 16. Leading the pack is Sweet Magnolias, which secured the No. 1 spot by pulling in an impressive 1.2 billion minutes of viewing time.

Right behind Sweet Magnolias is Cobra Kai, which also gathered nearly 1.2 billion minutes as fans tuned in for the final episodes. Another popular Netflix reality show, Love Is Blind, also crossed the 1 billion minutes mark, proving that viewers remain invested in its dramatic love stories.

Meanwhile, The Night Agent wasn’t far behind, with 952 million minutes watched. The action-packed thriller has consistently performed well since its release.

Interestingly, Bluey, the beloved children’s show, was the only non-Netflix title to break into the Top 5, showing its lasting appeal to families.

Related: Netflix Reveals Its Top 10 Most Watched Anime, ‘Naruto’ Is...

Netflix's latest true-crime drama,Apple Cider Vinegar, is quickly climbing through the platform's streaming charts, debuting at number six and rising to number three in just a few days. The six-episode Australian limited series, which premiered on February 7th, debuted impressively, and with overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, Apple Cider Vinegar's ascent seems likely to continue. The series explores the dark and dangerous side of the online wellness world, dramatizing the real-life story of Belle Gibson (portrayed by Emmy nominee Kaitlyn Dever), a scammer influencer who promoted healthy eating and alternative treatments (including apple cider vinegar) as a cure for cancer.

The on-screen narrative is inspired by the book The Woman Who Fooled The World: The True Story of Fake Wellness Guru Belle Gibson, by journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. In real life, Gibson, the book's central figure, claimed to have cured her brain cancer through these tactics.

The brand new trailer for season 2 of "The Last of Us" has shuffled its way online, promising a much cheerier, all-around nicer experience than the show's heartbreaking debut. Just kidding. We're absolutely on course for another incredible mix of terror and tear-jerking moments, this time with a brand-new character thrown into the mix.

Following the events of last season, which ended with Joel (Pedro Pascal) finding a new reason to live at the end of the world with Ellie (Bella Ramsay), season 2 shifts the focus to the girl he saved, who still has a secret that could save mankind. The battle for survival is still raging on, though, and besides infected and nightmarish Clickers at risk of sending what's left of humanity to extinction, a stranger with a harrowing past arrives in the form of the highly-controversial character Abby, played by "No One Will Save You" and "Apple Cider Vinegar" star Kaitlyn Dever.

In the improbable case that you haven’t noticed yet, streaming platforms are on a true-crime spree. Back to back, hobby investigators are glued to the screens as they dive into baffling crimes and all their stomach-churning details. The whole thrill about true-crime series is that viewers can get fully invested in some of the most shocking crimes and hear the testimonies of the victims’ families, survivors, or even the killers or scammers themselves. Considering this, there is nothing worse than a highly anticipated true-crime documentary that simply fails to capture all aspects of a complex scam.

Netflix’s newest addition to the true-crime genre, Belle Gibson: The Search for Instagram’s Worst Con Artist, lacks so much that it is, well, truly a crime. Attempting to unveil the mysteries surrounding the infamous Aussie influencer and author of The Whole Pantry cookbook and app-turned-health fraudster, the Netflix series does pretty much anything but that.

Content warning: this article contains a discussion of suicide.

Guess who's joining the cast of "The Last of Us" season 2? Good old Joey Pants, or, more formally, Joe Pantoliano.

In an interview with Variety, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann exclusively revealed that Pantoliano is joining the cast of the massively successful show's sophomore season as Eugene, a character that's only briefly seen in the video game.

Apparently, it was Mazin's idea to make Eugene into a fully fleshed-out character, and Druckmann readily agreed. "I get excited when I see these opportunities," he told the outlet. "I'm like, 'Oh, I don't know Eugene that well!' The story we told [in the game] was somewhat superficial. The way this character comes in really gets to the heart of Joel [Pedro Pascal] and Ellie and their relationship."

Mazin, for his part, celebrated Druckmann's willingness to adapt to big story changes in the adaptation...

Following a jam-packed month of new releases on Netflix in February, there's a new month upon us. If you're still trying to make your way through the previous month's top titles, such as Apple Cider Vinegar, Sweet Magnolias season 4, Zero Day, and Running Point, it's time to speed up your binge-watching in order to catch up in time for a new crop of bingeable Netflix shows.

After starting the year on a strong foot with a new Harlan Coben show, Netflix doubles down in March 2025 with not one but two new shows from the TV hitmaker. On top of those two titles that bookend March, the streamer also offers plenty more exciting series, including a sexy dating reality show, a chilling limited series, a juicy new show from Shonda Rhimes, and the comeback of an underrated rom-com.

Wondering which of Netflix's new shows coming in March 2025 should be added to...

Picture: The Super Mario Bros Movie – Illumination Studios

It’s a busy end to February on Netflix UK with 45 new additions to the library this week, including Illumination’s Super Mario Bros movie, Kate Hudson’s new Netflix comedy Running Point, and every episode of the first season of Pokemon Horizons.

First of all, here are the week’s highlights:

The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023)

Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic

Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure | Runtime: 92 Minutes

Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key

Illumination Studios greatly adapted one of the world’s most iconic and beloved video games. With plenty of action and easter eggs galore, it’s one to watch with all the family this weekend.

Mario and Luigi, the plumber duo from Brooklyn, are transported to the Mushroom Kingdom, where they find themselves in a conflict between the mushroom princess, Peach, and the tyrannical fire-breathing turtle Bowser,...

An easy-to-overlook element of Netflix’s latest true-crime hit is the extent to which it’s also a period piece. Apple Cider Vinegar, the miniseries chronicling the rise and fall of Australian con-woman Belle Gibson, takes place from the early 2000s to the 2010s, with the birth of Instagram serving as a major driver of the story. The show has been hailed for its infectiously fizzy twist on the usually grim true crime genre — and much of that pop appeal, naturally, is carried by the show’s music.

“We wanted the show to be bright and colorful — very fun and of its era — so we always like music would be a big part of this,” Samantha Strauss, Apple Cider Vinegar‘s writer and creator, tells The Hollywood Reporter. “So we put together a soundtrack that would take you back.”

Within minutes of Apple Cider Vinegar‘s first episode, a colorful...

There are lots of changes from last week's top five lists of most viewed shows and movies on Netflix. The latest details are now on Tudum and reveal eight new entries across the two lists. Time then to take a closer look at whats new and the two that remained.

With lots of movies being added over recent weeks and a few departing from the platform, some changes were almost inevitable. Though I didn't expect to see just one remain unchanged from last week. As is often the case, some favorite old characters make a reappearance, too.

Likewise, in terms of shows there were some big hitters arriving on our screens recently. That's definitely had an impact this week with just one remaining from the previous week. The list highlights the ongoing popularity of a docuseries to get behind a story we know and fits well alongside the demand for great drama and thrillers.

The Netflix Effect is weird. Whether it’s “Suits” or “Madame Web” or a Netflix original like “Baby Reindeer” that turns into a sleeper hit, people tend to gravitate toward some truly random stuff on Netflix. It’s the case most weeks on the Netflix Top 10 charts, but this week even we’re at a loss.

Coming in at No. 2 on Netflix’s Top 10 English Films for the week of February 17 was none other than “Uncharted,” the 2022 Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg adventure-thriller based on the PlayStation video game franchise. Because…why not?

You guys watched it 10.5 million times this week, behind only the Netflix original rom-com “La Dolce Villa,” which hit No. 1 for the second week in a row post-Valentine’s Day with 14.1 million views. “Uncharted” previously landed on Netflix on August 5, 2022, and it spent three consecutive weeks on the Netflix Top 10 charts at that time, reaching 23 million viewing hours in a single week.

Netflix’s pop-infused true crime series Apple Cider Vinegar asks a lot of its star, Kaitlyn Dever.

The hit show chronicles the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, the real-life Australian single mom who launched a wellness empire by convincing the world she was overcoming brain cancer with an all-natural lifestyle — “all of which would be incredibly inspiring… if it were true,” as Netflix’s official summary puts it.

For Apple Cider Vinegar‘s colorful twist on Gibson’s grift, Dever masters a regional Aussie accent and inhabits a staggering range of emotions, tracing the con-woman’s trajectory from an emotionally abused teen to an arch-manipulator brought to the brink. Along the way, she plots, seduces, fakes seizures, weathers humiliations, occasionally bursts into song, and suffers intense emotional highs and lows, both real and imagined — all while attempting to be a better mom to her young son.

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Belle Gibson took the world by storm when her claims of surviving brain cancer through natural and alternative medicine were revealed to be a scam. By the time her claims were proven to be false, she had already made a lot of money from her app and cookbook called The Whole Pantry.

Years after her scam was exposed and she was fined by the Federal Court in Australia, Gibson reportedly has yet to pay the $440,000 fine to Consumer Affairs Victoria. Gibson’s empire reportedly earned in the millions during its heyday but the con artist has reportedly failed to pay the fines.

Belle Gibson is yet to pay $440,000 in fines to the Australian court A still from Apple Cider Vinegar | Credits: Netflix

Health fraud is truly one of the most despicable things one can do (not that other scams are in any way morally good). Australian influencer Belle Gibson became...

It’s a quieter week on Netflix UK, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some excellent new additions to the library. This week, Netflix’s exciting new political thriller Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro, is added, and Gladiator and The Theory of Everything return.

First of all, here’s this week’s top highlights:

Genre: Drama, ThrillerRating: TV-MARelease Date: February 20, 2025Cast: Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy CaplanLanguage: EnglishWatch on Netflix

Episodes: 6

Genre: Political, Thriller | Runtime: 45 Minutes

Cast: Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen

Robert De Niro is back to his best in Netflix’s latest political thriller, Zero Day. Not one to miss this weekend, make sure to watch an episode or two!

After a devasting cyber attack results in thousands dead, and the threat of another attack looms, former US President George Mullen is called out of retirement to lead...

Before launching a hit wellness app, blogger Belle Gibson told her Instagram followers she’d been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Initially given only four months to live, Gibson miraculously survived for years — due in large part to her healthy diet and lifestyle. As her popularity (and net worth) soared, she became an overnight success and a hero to many living with cancer. Except every part of Gibson’s story was based on lies. The docuseries The Search for Instagram’s Worst Con Artistinvestigates Gibson’s many claims, as well as her rise and fall from the spotlight, all of which inspired the series Apple Cider Vinegar starring Kaitlyn Dever.

Stream it now.

The subjects interviewed for the two-part docuseries include Gibson’s brother, Nick Gibson; Gibson’s stepdad, Andrew Dal-Bello; journalists Richard Guilliatt and Clair Weaver, who interviewed Gibson; Royal Melbourne Hospital director of neurosurgery Kate Drummond; Gibson’s former friends Chanelle McAuliffe,...

Ambition, lies, and scandals - these true crime dramas prove reality is wilder than fiction.

True crime always pulls people in - especially when it involves influencers, celebrities, and a scandal so wild it sounds like fiction. That’s exactly why “Apple Cider Vinegar” has people hooked. The six-part Netflix series dives into the unbelievable true story of Belle Gibson, the wellness influencer who built an empire on a lie. She claimed to have cured her cancer through natural remedies, gaining millions of devoted followers — until the truth came crashing down. With an 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s clear that we all can’t get enough of this kind of jaw-dropping tale of deception, greed, and the dark side of internet fame.

And if “Apple Cider Vinegar” left you wanting more, you’re in luck. There are plenty of other binge-worthy series that explore real-life scams, con artists, and high-profile frauds.

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When a doctor sits you down and says, "You have cancer," there's no way of predicting how your body and mind will respond. Getting the answer to an unthinkable question instantly opens the floodgates to hundreds of new questions you'd never think you'd have to ask yourself. There are obvious, big questions like "How am I going to tell my grandma that I might not outlive her?" But there are also smaller questions like, "What is my last meal going to be before cancer treatment screws up my tastebuds?" Few moments in life are more isolating, confusing, and threatening than hearing a doctor drop The Big C, no matter how strong your support system is. My parents were in the room with me when I got the confirmation. My dad — a Joe Pesci-looking, working-class, Chicago-Italian tough guy — fell out of his chair.

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“La Dolce Villa” debuted as Netflix’s most-watched movie of the week just in time for Valentine’s Day.

The Italy-set movie scored 19.8 million views from its Feb. 13 debut through Feb. 16, making it the No. 1 most-watched English movie during the week of Feb. 10. Viewership for “La Dolce Villa” outpaced “Kinda Pregnant,” which took the No. 2 spot with 13.7 million views, as well as “Aftermath,” which scored third place with 9.9 million views.

The “Shrek” franchise took three of the spots on the Top 10 movies list this week, with “Shrek” taking fourth place with 7 million views, “Shrek 2” coming in the No. 5 slot with 6.1 million views and “Shrek the Third” coming in at No. 10 with 3.6 million views. Further down on the list, “Back in Action” spent its fifth week on the list...

Apple Cider Vinegar is a gripping 2025 Australian limited series on Netflix, produced by See-Saw Films. Starring Kaitlyn Dever and Alycia Debnam-Carey, the show dives deep into the world of wellness influencers and the dark side of social media-fueled health trends. The series follows Belle Gibson, a charismatic yet deceitful wellness guru who builds an empire on a lie—falsely claiming she cured her cancer through alternative medicine. Alongside her is Milla Blake, a young woman battling cancer who also promotes holistic healing, only to face devastating consequences.

This drama unfolds like a slow-burning thriller, exposing the power of persuasion, the dangers of misinformation, and the real-world impact of fraudulent health claims. But how much of this story is based on real events? Let’s break it down.

The Real Belle Gibson: Fact vs. Fiction Kaitlyn Dever as Australian Wellness Influencer in Apple Cider Vinega

Belle Gibson is not just a...

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Apple Cider Vinegar.Netflix'sminiseries Apple Cider Vinegar is the newest entrant in a series of fictionalized retellings of published stories that include the likes of Inventing Annaand Baby Reindeer. Every episode of the miniseries starts with a disclaimer emphasizing the inspired nature of its story based on real events and the fictionalization of characters and events depicted in it. At the core of Apple Cider Vinegar lies the unbelievably true story of Australian wellness influencer Belle Gibson's rise to social media stardom on the back of a fake story about her cancer survival through natural diet and lifestyle changes. Although the Netflix miniseries closely follows the overall trajectory of Gibson's rise to fame and her fall from grace after a 2015 investigative journalism story published by Nick Toscano and Beau Donelly, there's a lot of fictionalization involved considering showrunner Samantha Strauss never...

Even if you check the Netflix streaming charts several times a day, it’s unlike you’ll ever catch the list looking the same twice due to the platform’s vast volume of both original content and older classics. Netflix generally releases several new original programs each weekend, and while some climb to the top of the charts and become major streaming hits, others fail to find a place in the zeitgeist and ultimately fade into the void to be mostly forgotten. One recent project that has found major success is Apple Cider Vinegar, the true crime series following the life of wellness guru Belle Gibson, who pretended to suffer from cancer while keeping her condition under control using self-care therapies. Apple Cider Vinegar is the fifth most popular show of the week on Netflix, boasting scores of 79% from critics and 76% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Netflix’s pop-infused comedy-drama Apple Cider Vinegar is on its way to becoming the streamer’s latest viral hit.

A thoughtful and infectious twist on the true-crime genre, the show chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of Belle Gibson, the Australian single mother who launched a wellness empire by convincing the world she had brain cancer and was successfully curing herself with an all-natural lifestyle. “All of which would be incredibly inspiring… if it were all true,” reads Netflix’s official logline.

Launched by Netflix last Friday, Apple Cider Vinegar was created by award-winning Australian writer and producer Samantha Strauss (Nine Perfect Strangers, The End), who scripted the series with up-and-coming talents Anya Beyersdorf and Angela Betzien. The show was loosely inspired by the non-fiction book The Woman Who Fooled the World, written by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano, the two journalists who broke the story of Gibson’s con,...

2025 is an exciting year for Kaitlyn Dever, who has several projects in the works. Set to debut on The Last of Us Season 2 as Abby, Dever is already experiencing success with another project.

The actress played a real-life person on Netflix's new Australian limited series Apple Cider Vinegar. The miniseries follows Belle Gibson, a real-life person who committed fraud as she pretended to have cancer to promote a new wellness treatment. The series premiered on Netflix on Feb. 6, and was a big hit, debuting at No. 5 in the top 10 charts with 3.8 million views for the week between Feb. 3 and 9, Tudum reports.

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In just three days since its release on the platform, the six-episode limited series Apple Cider Vinegar had 23.8 million hours viewed, entering the Top 10 in 31 countries.

Kinda Pregnant. Amy Schumer as Lainy in Kinda Pregnant. Cr. Spencer Pazer/Netflix © 2024. The Netflix Top 10 charts are buzzing with new hits and returning favorites this week, proving that viewers are craving a diverse range of entertainment. From laugh-out-loud comedies to gripping thrillers, there’s something for everyone. Leading the charge in films is Kinda Pregnant, starring Amy Schumer. This comedy about a fake pregnancy clearly resonated with audiences, debuting at No. 1 with a staggering 25.1 million views. Its global appeal is undeniable, landing it in the Top 10 in a remarkable 92 countries. But Kinda Pregnant isn’t the only film making waves. Back in Action, featuring the dynamic duo of Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, continues to draw viewers, securing the No. 2 spot with 9.2 million views. On the television front, The Night Agent reigns supreme once again. Season 2 grabbed the top spot in TV with 7.3 million views, while the first season,...

Amy Schumer’s new movie “Kinda Pregnant” was the most-watched title on Netflix during the week of Feb. 3-9, hitting 25.1 million views in its first five days of streaming.

It was followed on the streamer’s list of the top 10 English-language movies of the week by “Back in Action,” charting for the fourth week in a row with 9.2 million views. But the No. 2 most-watched title overall was on the non-English-language movies chart: Korean Thriller “Bogotá: City of the Lost” debuted with 13 million views in its first six days on Netflix. “Lucca’s World” came behind it with 9.4 million views in its second week on the chart.

The most watched TV series of the week was also a non-English title: Swedish crime drama “The Åre Murders” debuted with 8.8 million views in its first four days on Netflix.

Season 2 of “The Night Agent” was the No. 1 English-language title with 7.5 million views in its third week on the chart,...

What happens when your health and wellness advice comes from a fraudster?

Inspired by a true story that was based on a lie, Apple Cider Vinegar stars Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson, an Australian wellness influencer who claims to have cured her terminal brain cancer through health and wellness. Sounds unlikely? That’s because it is. As it turns out, Belle has never actually been diagnosed with — or cured of — the malignant brain tumor that she shares with the world through social media, the mobile app she develops, and its companion cookbook. The series is now streaming.

Dever was excited to lead Apple Cider Vinegar, as someone who “holds the wellness world so close” to her heart, the actor tells Tudum. “The show really does an amazing job at shedding light on the confusion that surrounds the medical world and the wellness industry — and also human behavior and...

There's a completely new show on Netflix right now, and it's actually an international title too! Swedish series The Are Murders has piqued viewers' interests, as the crime drama is currently in the Top 10 row on the streaming service. And surprisingly, it's ahead of Apple Cider Vinegar starring Kaitlyn Dever.

As of this writing, The Are Murders is holding the No. 4 spot in Netflix's Top 10, while Apple Cider Vinegar is right behind it at No. 5. No offense to the Swedish show, it's actually a really good story ad watch. But we're a bit surprised that it's getting more attention than the tale about scammer Belle Gibson. And actually, both of the titles are international content - one Swedish and the other Australian.

We also can't help but compare them at the moment since both shows came out on Feb. 6, 2025. But you know what doesn't surprise me? It's the fact that...

Netflix's new true crime drama series, Apple Cider Vinegar, reveals Belle Gibson's scandalous story, but many viewers wonder what happened to her real-life son.

Gibson's story shocked the world in 2015 when it was revealed the wellness influencer had lied about having terminal brain cancer and profited off the business she made by claiming that a healthy lifestyle cured her illness. 

In Apple Cider Vinegar, Kaitlyn Dever plays Gibson, and many other real people from her life are present in the show.

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Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar is the latest of several true crime con stories (like Inventing Anna) and audiences are wondering exactly how much of the series is factual.

Apple Cider Vinegar brings to the screen the harrowing story of how Australian wellness influencer Belle Gibson deceived the world. The dramatized biopic stars Kaitlyn Dever (who will soon be seen in The Last of Us Season 2) as Gibson, alongside Alycia Debnam-Carey, Aisha Dee, and Ashley Zukerman.

It's repeated throughout Apple Cider Vinegar that the series is a "true-ish story based on a lie," so exactly how much of the story is grounded in fact?

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As you finish Netflix’s new series “Apple Cider Vinegar,” you’re likely left with a few questions, chief among them being “What happened once Belle Gibson was exposed and convicted by authorities? Where is she now?” Well, that seems to be something no one has the answer to.

As the credits roll on the final episode of the miniseries created by Samantha Strauss, we start to see text explaining what happened to Belle Gibson. But, before it gets into any real detail, Belle herself — well, Kaitlyn Dever’s version of her — pops up and disgustedly tells viewers to just Google it.

And if you’ve done that, you know that the real Belle Gibson was convicted of “misleading and deceptive conduct” — though not a criminal offense — and the Federal Court of Australia ordered her to pay a hefty fine. Perhaps predictably, she never paid it, leading it to increase,...

Netflix’s new scripted series Apple Cider Vinegar stars Katilyn Dever (Booksmart) as Belle Gibson, an Australian cancer survivor who turns her story — and health-conscious recipes — into an online wellness empire. It’s a glittery, social media-studded addition to the streaming services’ breadth of scammer stories, like Inventing Anna and Dirty John, both of which rely on a key detail for their success: They’re based on a true story. And Apple Cider Vinegar is no different.

While social media’s relationship with the wellness industry is commonplace at this point,...

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from “Apple Cider Vinegar,” now streaming on Netflix.

Stories about American scammers have proliferated the true-crime genre in recent years, including Amanda Seyfried’s Emmy-winning portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s “The Dropout” and Julia Garner’s Emmy-nominated turn as Anna Delvey in Netflix’s “Inventing Anna.” Now, a new Netflix miniseries from Down Under is looking to export a story that once dominated Australian pop culture in the 2010s to the rest of the world.

“Apple Cider Vinegar,” which premiered on Feb. 6, stars Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson, the disgraced Australian wellness influencer who claimed to have cured her terminal brain cancer through health and wellness. But, as it turns out, Belle had never actually been diagnosed with — and therefore had never been cured of — the malignant brain tumor that she had used to shamelessly build her online brand, which included an online blog and a cookbook,...

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The talented and dynamic Kaitlyn Dever has steadily established herself as one of the big and small screen's most exciting young stars, with the prominent actress having appeared in a slew of hit shows and films like Justified, Last Man Standing, Dopesick, and the highly-anticipated second season of The Last of Us, as well as Ticket to Paradise, Booksmart, and No One Will Save You. Dever has been nominated for both two Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy for her dazzling work and roles, and has proven herself to be a powerhouse presence in Hollywood.

Dever's next buzzed-about project is the Netflix crime drama miniseries Apple Cider Vinegar, in which she will star as Australian former wellness guru Belle Gibson, who, after building a massive and lucrative social media empire,...