The Netflix series tells the dramatic story of the rise and fall of Belle Gibson, a wellness influencer who faked having terminal cancer.

Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix tells the story of Instagram scammer, Belle Gibson. Right from the outset it’s honest that the show is a depiction of her lies. So given it’s a misty subject as it is, you’re probably wondering which parts of it are real and which aren’t.

Apple Cider Vinegar' creator Samantha Strauss tells IW about why she ended the show where she did and what happened to Belle Gibson after.

Another central plot point of Apple Cider Vinegar revolves around fictional wellness influencer Milla Blake, who, unlike Gibson, really does have cancer. Like Gibson, however, she promotes natural therapies instead of modern treatment and turns to a type of therapy called Hersch to heal herself.

In 2015, two young Australian reporters named Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano broke the story that would become Netflix's latest true-crime series Apple Cider Vinegar: Belle Gibson, a successful wellness influencer who claimed to have survived terminal brain cancer, was lying the whole time.

In “Apple Cider Vinegar,” a new Netflix series released on Thursday, Kaitlyn Dever plays Belle Gibson, a real Australian woman who perpetuated a scam about overcoming terminal brain cancer through healthy eating.

Netflix’s breakout series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the “true-ish” story of social media influencer Belle Gibson (Kaitlyn Dever), who falsely claims to cure her brain cancer with healthy living. But one of the most compelling characters is her partner Clive Rothwell (Succession's Ashley Zukerman),

Belle Gibson has deceived countless people with her fabricated medical history. In Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar', the focus is on this true story.

Why do so many people follow wellness influencers, even if they don’t have many or any qualifications? It makes sense with the gaps in health care, doctors say.