Netflix releases trailer for series about Aussie cancer-faker Belle Gibson – and everyone is saying the same thing
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar, with viewers saying they’re ‘intrigued’ by the concept, but with a caveat.
The miniseries tells the story of infamous Australian cancer fraudster Belle Gibson, with American actress Kaitlyn Dever playing the lead role.
The teaser, which the streamer released on Wednesday, got fans talking, but not everyone was sold on the idea of a series.
“Interesting,” said one fan simply after watching the two-and-a-half-minute trailer.
Others had a similar mindset, but added that the story is better suited to a punchier movie length rather than a long-form series.
“You had me until it said ‘series,'” said one viewer.
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar, with viewers saying they’re ‘intrigued’ by the concept, but with a caveat
‘I’m all for a good two-hour film, but nowadays they have to stretch everything into a series, and then I just lose all interest.’
Another echoed the sentiment, adding that they didn’t have the time to dedicate themselves to a six-episode storyline.
“This could be an interesting movie,” they wrote. ‘Oh wait, a series? I’m gone. Nobody has time for that.’
One viewer said the concept grew tired before the trailer ended, writing, “Who else stopped watching the trailer in a minute?”
However, another appeared all in and said: ‘This looks scary.’
Fans were also divided over American actor Kaitlyn Dever’s attempts to adopt an Australian accent in the upcoming series.
After Netflix released the first teaser trailer for the series in November, the actor’s attempt at a convincing Australian accent sparked controversy, with many taking to social media to debate the merits of Kaitlyn’s antipodean cadence.
“It’s not bad, but the way she delivered the lines in that trailer makes it sound a bit like she had to think about it too hard, the cadence isn’t natural,” one fan wrote on X at the time.
The miniseries tells the story of infamous Australian cancer fraudster Belle Gibson (pictured in 2016), with American actress Kaitlyn Dever taking the lead role.
The trailer, which the streamer released on Wednesday, caused a stir among fans, but not everyone was sold on the idea of a series
Another offered something similar: ‘Nothing dramatized can compare to the bizarreness of the actual interview she did with 60 [Minutes] argh,” referring to Gibson’s infamous TV appearance.
“I also feel like our accents are so class-coded and she has a specific private school accent that she fakes herself as a Launceston-born, public high school student.”
Another made the claim that there have only been three actors in the history of television and film who have successfully created an Australian accent.
“Dev Patel in Lion, Sean Harris in The Stranger and Tom Burke in Furiosa are the only three times I’ve seen a non-Australian use a convincing Oz accent,” they claimed.
Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who seek to cure their supposedly life-threatening diseases through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way.
The real Belle Gibson, now 33, once claimed she had terminal brain cancer, which could be cured by simply eating healthy food – but it was later discovered she never had the disease.
Her blatant lie became a cause célèbre in Australia, and the story of ‘Healing Belle’ will soon be told around the world.
In 2013, Belle Gibson launched the Instagram account @healing_belle, where she gained a following by sharing so-called ‘healing’ food recipes.
“You had me until it said ‘series,'” said one viewer. “I’m all for a good two-hour movie, but nowadays they have to stretch everything into a series, and then I just lose all interest.”
“This could be an interesting movie,” another offered. ‘Oh wait, a series? I’m gone. Doesn’t anyone have time for that?
The real Belle Gibson (pictured), now 33, once claimed she had terminal brain cancer, which could be cured by simply eating healthy food – but it was later discovered she never had the disease
She claimed that her lifestyle and healthy eating plan had ‘cured’ her inoperable brain cancer, which she was supposedly diagnosed with at the age of 20 and given just months to live.
Belle claimed she had undergone conventional cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, before ditching modern medicine and instead following a program of clean eating.
It didn’t take long for the deals to pour in, with Gibson launching a recipe-filled app, as well as a book deal, reportedly worth $420,000.
However, in 2014, the Melbourne-based personality claimed that despite her new wellness-focused lifestyle, her cancer had returned, and this time the disease had spread.
Following an investigation by Fairfax Media, now Nine Newspapers, it was discovered that none of the charities Belle had named had received a cent from her.
The influencer’s story soon began to unravel and in April 2015 she was forced to admit that she had lied.
She also appeared in a trainwreck interview on 60 Minutes, where reporter Tara Brown told her about her many untruths.
Two years after her confession, Belle was fined approximately $410,000 after being found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct.