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Kate McKinnon leaves Hulu miniseries about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
Kate McKinnon has moved away from Hulu’s “The Dropout”, the miniseries based on the eponymous podcast about Theranos’ unfortunate founder Elizabeth Holmes. McKinnon first signed on to star and executive produce the project in April 2019. Hulu did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Also read: ‘Respond to Everyone’ Podcast Presenter and Producer Leaving the Program After Toxic Accusations in the Workplace “The Dropout” tells the story of how Holmes raised hundreds of millions to fund Theranos and became a media darling while hiding the fact that his praised machine blood test didn’t really work. The team behind the podcast will also be involved. Rebecca Jarvis, who introduced her, will serve as executive producer, along with Taylor Dunn and Victoria Thompson. The series belongs to the former Fox Searchlight TV division, which is now under the same corporate umbrella as ABC News following Disney’s acquisition of Fox assets. As part of the $ 71.3 billion acquisition, Disney also gained 60% ownership of Hulu. Holmes’ story was also the subject of Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary, “The Inventor”, which premiered in March. Deadline first reported McKinnon’s departure from the project. Read the original story Kate McKinnon leaves the Hulu miniseries about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on TheWrap