Apple Cider Vinegar (TV series)

Apple Cider Vinegar
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Samantha Strauss
Inspired by	The Woman Who Fooled the World by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano
Written by	Samantha Strauss Anya Beyersdorf Angela Betzien
Directed by	Jeffrey Walker
Starring	Kaitlyn Dever Alycia Debnam-Carey Aisha Dee Tilda Cobham-Hervey Mark Coles Smith Ashley Zukerman Susie Porter Matt Nable Catherine McClements Essie Davis Chai Hansen Richard Davies Kieran Darcy-Smith
Country of origin	Austraila
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Helen Gregory Iain Canning Liz Watts Emile Sherman Samantha Strauss Louise Gough Kaitlyn Dever
Producer	Yvonne Collins
Production companies	See-Saw Films Picking Scabs
Original release
Network	Netflix

Apple Cider Vinegar is an upcoming Australian television drama limited series for Netflix in 2025. Produced by See-Saw Films, the series follows wellness guru Belle Gibson and her friend Milla who use their platforms to 'cure' people. Gibson takes it too far, as she fools her following and the world with a shocking cancer diagnosis, that's all based on a lie.

Plot

The early days of social media is Belle Gibson's playground with her friend Milla they get to work in 'helping' people get better. With the world at her feet, Gibson launches a media empire, with the world watching and hoping for her approach to her treatment will work, nothing can stop her, until her world comes crashing down around her.

Cast

• Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson
• Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla Blake
• Aisha Dee as Chanelle
• Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Lucy
• Mark Coles Smith as Lucy's Husband
• Ashley Zukerman as Clive
• Susie Porter as Tamara
• Matt Nable
• Dante Surace as Apple Guest
• Catherine McClements
• Essie Davis
• Chai Hansen
• Richard Davies
• Kieran Darcy-Smith as Andrew Dal-Bello
• Doris Younane as Doctor Chidiac
• Sibylla Budd as Tara Brown
• Jeremy Stanford as Doctor Walsh

Production

On 15 December 2023, it was announced that the series had gone into production. The series filmed in and around Melbourne with funding secured from Screen Australia and VicScreen.

The trailer was released on 19 November 2024.

Samantha Strauss created Apple Cider Vinegar and wrote the series with Anya Beyersdorf and Angela Betzien. The series is inspired by the book The Woman Who Fooled the World by journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. All episodes are directed by Jeffrey Walker, while See-Saw Films’ Liz Watts, Helen Gregory, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning; Picking Scabs’ Strauss and Louise Gough; and Dever serve as executive producers. Jeffrey Walker and See-Saw Films’ Simon Gillis are co-executive producers. Yvonne Collins is also a producer on the show, and See-Saw Films’ Libby Sharpe is a co-producer.

External links

• Apple Cider Vinegar at IMDb