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The Dropout

2022Show1 season8 episodesTV-MA

Drama
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Metacritic757.4Rotten Tomatoes90%83%
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Metacritic757.4Rotten Tomatoes90%83%

Summary

The story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos. Lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation and once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of the tech actually worked, putting thousands of people's health in grave danger.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

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The Dropout episodes

1 season · 8 episodes

  1. S1 E1 I'm in a Hurry, 7.3
  2. S1 E2 Satori, 7.4
  3. S1 E3 Green Juice, 7.6
  4. S1 E4 Old White Men, 7.8
  5. S1 E5 Flower of Life, 7.6
  6. S1 E6 Iron Sisters, 7.9
  7. S1 E7 Heroes, 8.1
  8. S1 E8 Lizzy, 7.7

Cast

24 of 77 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Michael Showalter, Erica A. Watson, Francesca Gregorini
Written by
Wei-Ning Yu, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Elizabeth Meriwether
Produced by
Amanda Seyfried, Megan Mascena, Hilary Bettis
Music by
Anne Nikitin

Everyone

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Facts

March 3, 2022 · April 7, 2022 · Ended

First aired
March 3, 2022
Last aired
April 7, 2022
Status
Ended
Length
1 season · 8 episodes
Age rating
TV-MA
Content
Strong Language, Drug Use
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
76 countries
Keywords
based on true story

Tropes

Cringe Comedy, Fuzz Therapy, Cut Lex Luthor a Check +9

Q&A

3 questions, like "Where can I stream The Dropout?"

Questions about The Dropout

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Dropout?

Disney+Hulu

In the United States, The Dropout streams on Disney+ and Hulu. It also streams in 75 other countries.

Is The Dropout worth watching?

79
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 75).

What tropes does The Dropout use?

Cringe ComedyFuzz TherapyCut Lex Luthor a CheckForgot to Pay the BillLost Pet GrievanceDramedySmall Name, Big EgoWaxing LyricalGratuitous Animal SidekickControl FreakHypocrisy NodThe Reason You Suckand 182 more

TV Tropes lists 194 tropes for it, including Cringe Comedy, Fuzz Therapy, and Cut Lex Luthor a Check.