Kaitlyn Dever Shines in Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar' as Notorious Scammer Belle Gibson

2025-03-01

Kaitlyn Dever stars as Belle Gibson, a notorious scammer who built a fraudulent empire by faking a cancer diagnosis, in Netflix’s limited series Apple Cider Vinegar. The show, created by Samantha Strauss (Nine Perfect Strangers), chronicles Gibson’s rise and fall as she capitalizes on her fabricated illness to promote a healthy eating app and book, defrauding donors and causing emotional harm to those around her. Dever delivers a compelling performance, balancing Gibson’s absurd lies with moments of dark humor, such as her claim that medical records proving her diagnosis were left at her estranged mother’s house.

The series also explores the broader implications of wellness culture and medical misinformation, with Gibson modeling her deceit after real-life influencer Milla Blake (played by Alycia Debnam-Carey), who advocates for alternative cancer treatments. However, Apple Cider Vinegar struggles with its narrative structure, oscillating between timelines and framing devices, which dilutes its impact. Despite strong performances and a timely premise, the show often feels overshadowed by other entries in the scammer genre, such as The Dropout. All six episodes are now streaming on Netflix.

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