Apple Cider Vinegar is a 2025 Australian drama television limited series released on Netflix and produced by See-Saw Films, based on the 2017 book The Woman Who Fooled the World by journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. It stars Kaitlyn Dever and Alycia Debnam-Carey as wellness guru Belle Gibson and Milla Blake, respectively, who use their platforms to promote alternative medicine. Gibson fools her following and the world with a fake cancer diagnosis, while Milla convinces her mother to join her in eschewing scientifically prescribed medical treatment. The series received generally positive reviews.
Premise The show follows Belle Gibson as she commits fraud by pretending to have cancer to promote alternative medicine. Gibson launches a wellness recipe app and cookbook, but soon her lies are uncovered.
Cast Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson Alycia Debnam-Carey as Milla Blake (based on Jessica Ainscough) Aisha Dee as Chanelle, Milla's friend and Belle's assistant Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Lucy, cancer patient and fan of Belle Mark Coles Smith as Justin Guthrie, Lucy's husband Ashley Zukerman as Clive, Belle's partner Phoenix Raei as Hek, crisis manager Susie Porter as Tamara, Milla's mother Matt Nable as Joe, Milla's dad Catherine McClements as Julie, Belle's book publisher Essie Davis as Natalie, Belle's mother Chai Hansen as Arlo, Milla's partner Richard Davies as Sean (a reporter working alongside Justin) Edwina Wren as Fiona, the mother of the brain cancer-illed boy. Kieran Darcy-Smith as Andrew Dal-Bello Doris Younane as Dr. Chidiac Sibylla Budd as Tara Brown (60 minutes reporter for Channel 9) Jeremy Stanford as Dr. Walsh Kate Lister as Jordan Victoria Eagger as Nurse Victoria Thom Green as Lenny Maude Davey as Margaret
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Production Samantha Strauss created Apple Cider Vinegar and wrote the series with Anya Beyersdorf and Angela Betzien. The series is based on the 2017 book The Woman Who Fooled the World by journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano. All episodes are directed by Jeffrey Walker, while Walker and executives at production companies See-Saw Films and Picking Scabs, along with Dever, serve as executive producers.
On 15 December 2023, it was announced that the series had gone into production. The series filmed in and around Melbourne, Australia with funding secured from Screen Australia and VicScreen.
The trailer was released on 19 November 2024. A second trailer for the series was released on 16 January 2025, with a release date of 6 February 2025.
Reception Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 70 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. 2025 Astra TV Awards Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Kaitlyn Dever Logie Awards Best Miniseries or Telemovie Apple Cider Vinegar Best Lead Actress in a Drama Alycia Debnam-Carey Kaitlyn Dever Best Supporting Actor Ashley Zukerman Mark Coles Smith Matt Nable Best Supporting Actress Aisha Dee Tilda Cobham-Hervey 2026 AWGIE Awards Television – Limited Series Samantha Strauss, Angela Betzien, and Anya Beyersdorf
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