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Nathan Fielder's documentary about Elizabeth Holmes has turned the Theranos fraud into the year's surprise breakout, pulling books, podcasts and television back into the public spotlight weeks after its release.

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**You Can See Everything** became the highest-grossing U.S. documentary in 15 years just two weeks after release; Nathan Fielder's A24 documentary-cum-psychodrama, co-directed by Lance Oppenheim, meets Holmes 'as a mother and soon-to-be-convict' and folds AI-era technofascism into the portrait.

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**Elizabeth Holmes** was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors after Theranos collapsed, though the sentence has since been reduced several times.

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By The Guardian Culture · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-10-27

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You Can See Everything became the highest-grossing U.S. documentary in 15 years just two weeks after release; Nathan Fielder's A24 documentary-cum-psychodrama, co-directed by Lance Oppenheim, meets Holmes 'as a mother and soon-to-be-convict' and folds AI-era technofascism into the portrait.
Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors after Theranos collapsed, though the sentence has since been reduced several times.
The Dropout podcast hosted by Rebecca Jarvis reported a 900% surge in listeners, while the Disney/Hulu series of the same name drew a 700% bump in viewers and reached No. 47 on IMDb's 'Most popular TV shows' list despite airing in 2022.
Bad Blood, John Carreyrou's book, returned to the bestseller lists as the documentary steered audiences back to earlier Holmes coverage.
Elizabeth Holmes told a deposition hearing she did not know how many tests her machine could perform — 'I think there were probably tens of tests' — after claiming 'any lab test' could be run 'from a drop of blood from a finger.'
Theranos's record includes technologically inadequate equipment, third-party machines used in place of its own hardware, false positives for HIV and cancer, and a surveillance culture that left employees unable to speak out — the 'gut-twisting mental gymnastics' The Guardian described.
Ian Gibbons, Theranos's former chief scientist, took his own life before he was due to testify against the company, though the account cautions that the blame cannot rest solely on Theranos.

Why it matters: A24's film hit a 15-year U.S. documentary record two weeks out, while the same attention pushed The Dropout's podcast listeners up 900% and its TV viewers up 700%. The commercial surge is attached to substance: false HIV and cancer test results, third-party machines, and chief scientist Ian Gibbons's death before testimony.