Oscar-winning Filmmaker’s Holmes Project Revives TV Drama Buzz
WHO:
The Guardian - Holmes was described as once being named America’s youngest self-made billionaire.
ComingSoon.net - Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris has hours of unseen footage featuring Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder.
ComingSoon.net - Morris is considering releasing a previously unseen interview with Holmes.
The Guardian - Nathan Fielder’s documentary *You Can See Everything* was co-directed by Lance Oppenheim and features Fielder and Holmes.
The Guardian - Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors after Theranos collapsed; the sentence has since been reduced several times.
The Guardian - Theranos’s former chief scientist Ian Gibbons died by suicide before he was due to testify against the company. The article says it would be irresponsible to place sole blame for his death on Theranos.
The Guardian - The Hulu/Disney series *The Dropout* stars Amanda Seyfried as Holmes and Naveen Andrews as Sunny Balwani, who was 19 years older than Holmes.
The Guardian - Journalist John Carreyrou wrote *Bad Blood*; Rebecca Jarvis hosts the ABC News podcast *The Dropout*.
WHAT:
The Guardian - The Guardian described Theranos’s workplace as having a surveillance culture that made employees feel unable to speak out.
Variety - Errol Morris said he has been unable to screen *You Can See Everything* despite contacting the appropriate parties.
ComingSoon.net - Morris revealed he has hours of unseen Holmes footage and is considering releasing an unreleased interview.
The Guardian - *You Can See Everything* became the highest-grossing US documentary in 15 years, according to the article.
The Guardian - Following the documentary’s success, *Bad Blood* returned to bestseller lists, podcast listenership for *The Dropout* rose 900%, and viewership for the Hulu/Disney series increased 700%; the series ranked #47 on IMDb’s “Most popular TV shows” list.
The Guardian - In a deposition clip, Holmes said she did not know exactly how many tests her machine could perform and thought it was “probably tens of tests.” The article also quotes her claim that “any lab test” could be run “from a drop of blood from a finger.”
The Guardian - The article describes Theranos’s equipment as technologically inadequate and says the company used third-party machines instead of its own hardware. It reports false-positive results for HIV, cancer, and other serious conditions.
The Guardian - A text exchange quoted in the article has Holmes tell Balwani: “You are the breeze in the desert for me. My water. And ocean. Meant to be only together tiger,” and Balwani reply: “OK.”
WHERE:
The Guardian - *You Can See Everything* arrived in US cinemas; a press screening discussed in the article took place in London.
The Guardian - Theranos was a Silicon Valley blood-testing startup.
WHEN:
The Guardian - *The Dropout* podcast was released in 2019; the TV adaptation was released in 2022.
The Guardian - *You Can See Everything* had been released two weeks before the article described its box-office record.
WHY:
The Guardian - The documentary’s popularity renewed audience interest in Holmes and related books, podcasts, and television.
ComingSoon.net - Morris is considering releasing the interview as interest in Holmes grows following Fielder’s documentary.
HOW:
The Guardian - The article says Holmes adopted a Steve Jobs-esque black-turtleneck style and apparently bogus baritone voice while seeking wealthy investors.
The Guardian - The film combines documentary and psychodrama elements and explores whether Holmes can convince audiences of her innocence.
The Guardian - *The Dropout* podcast revisits Holmes’s rise, including her public image, investor appeals, and Theranos’s claims; the TV adaptation adds dramatized elements, including Holmes dancing to Lil Wayne and a plot point involving Katy Perry’s “Firework.”
(UPDATED October 27, 2026 18:01 UTC)
Errol Morris says he has hours of unseen footage of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and is considering releasing an unreleased interview, while also saying he has been unable to screen *You Can See Everything*, a documentary featuring Holmes and co-directed by Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder. The film became the highest-grossing U.S. documentary in 15 years, renewing interest in Holmes and boosting sales of *Bad Blood*, downloads of *The Dropout* podcast and viewership of its TV adaptation. Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors after Theranos collapsed, and the company’s blood-testing claims were undermined by inadequate technology and reports of false-positive results for serious conditions.
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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 17:11 UTC)
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary *You Can See Everything* has become the highest-grossing U.S. documentary in 15 years, renewing interest in Elizabeth Holmes and the collapse of her blood-testing company Theranos. That attention has boosted sales of John Carreyrou’s *Bad Blood*, lifted listenership for the *The Dropout* podcast by 900 percent, and increased viewership of its television adaptation by 700 percent. Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris says he has hours of unseen footage of Holmes and is considering releasing an unreleased interview with her.