Liz Meriwether

Showrunner of “The Dropout”

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Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos at 19, but it turned out that the blood testing technology didn’t work. Her rise and fall is the focus of “The Dropout,” currently streaming on Hulu.

‘The Dropout’: How Amanda Seyfried made showrunner Liz Meriwether’s job easier

Elizabeth Holmes founded Theranos at 19, but it turned out that the blood testing technology didn’t work. Her rise and fall is the focus of “The Dropout,” currently streaming on Hulu.

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