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How Prestige TV Reinvented the Docudrama
Back in the day the closest thing to video Velveeta was the docudrama — those cheesy yet weirdly irresistible made-for-TV...
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TV keeps telling the same stories about "evil tech dweebs"
Hulu's The Dropout, Showtime's Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber and Apple TV+'s WeCrashed premiering in the span of three weeks "isn’t just a...
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Posted Friday 3/04/22 at 4:14AM EST
Hulu's The Dropout gets the scam show right
Scam shows are all the rage these days, from Inventing Anna to WeCrashed to Super Pumped.
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TV Today: Amanda Seyfried Tackles Elizabeth Holmes, Peacock Dramatizes Joe vs Carole
Real-life drama hits the small screen today as Amanda Seyfried transforms into Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout and John...
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Recommended: The Dropout on Hulu
Based on the ABC News podcast of the same name, this docudrama chronicles the meteoric rise and crash of Elizabeth...
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Posted Tuesday 3/01/22 at 3:10AM EST
With "hot" actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt as its star, Super Pumped is glorifying former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
"Gordon-Levitt is the latest acclaimed actor to portray an infamous businessperson in a Hollywood drama," says Alison Griswold.
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Posted Tuesday 3/01/22 at 3:10AM EST
Inventing Anna, The Dropout, WeCrashed and Super Pumped should've waited 20 years to dramatize their real-life stories
"These stories are just too fresh!" says Sarah Hagi.
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Streaming Power Rankings February 2022: Apple Stays On Top, But Hulu's Gaining
At the end of each month, Primetimer's Joe Reid surveys the undulating fortunes of the eight major streaming platforms for...
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Posted Saturday 2/26/22 at 4:55AM EST
TV's docudrama trend is worrisome, from Inventing Anna to Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
While there have been stellar shows depicting real-life events -- from Chernobyl to Unbelievable to When They See Us -- the many...
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Posted Saturday 2/26/22 at 4:55AM EST
From The Dropout to Inventing Anna to Pam & Tommy, too many recent limited series should've been made as two-hour movies
Thanks to the limited series, TV networks and streamers are taking advantage of the flexibility of having plenty of time,...
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Posted Thursday 2/24/22 at 1:42PM EST
Why Amanda Seyfried initially turned down Hulu's offer to play Elizabeth Holmes, why New Girl creator Liz Meriwether was drawn to the Theranos story
Seyfried was coming off of her Oscar-nominated performance as Marion Davies in Mank when she was contacted to replace Kate...
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Posted Monday 2/07/22 at 1:10PM EST
Watch Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in the trailer for The Dropout
Seyfried plays the disgraced Theranos founder in the Hulu limited series premiering March 3.
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Posted Wednesday 12/15/21 at 1:40PM EST
Check out Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu's The Dropout
Here's the first official look at Holmes as the disgraced Theranos founder in the limited series based on the ABC News...
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Posted Tuesday 9/14/21 at 1:33PM EDT
Hulu's The Dropout rounds out its cast with LisaGay Hamilton, Michaela Watkins and Kevin Sussman
Sam Straley and Shaun J.
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Posted Thursday 8/05/21 at 3:02PM EDT
Hulu's The Dropout adds Sam Waterston, Kurtwood Smith and Anne Archer
They'll recur on the limited series about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos.