Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar is a story so shocking and strange that it's difficult to believe it has any basis in reality – and yet, the show is indeed inspired by true events. Kaitlyn Dever stars in the six-part miniseries that dramatises the story of Belle Gibson,

Kaitlyn Dever stars in a six-episode dramatization of the scandal surrounding Belle Gibson, who pretended to have brain cancer while promoting her nutrition program to her followers online.

At the top of each Apple Cider Vinegar episode, characters break the fourth wall and tell us, "This is a true story based on a lie." The true story in question? The rise and fall of Australian influencer Belle Gibson ( Booksmart 's Kaitlyn Dever),

New Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the story of an influencer who lied about having a terminal illness to promote alternative therapies. A decade on, it remains a warning.

Apple Cider Vinegar is on its way to Netflix, and the six-episode series is based on the life of Belle Gibson.

FandomWire reviews Apple Cider Vinegar, a new telling of the Belle Gibson scam story. After pretending to have terminal cancer, Gibson was outted.

Crucial to that success is star Kaitlyn Dever, who has the unenviable challenge of playing Belle; an individual who could politely be described as incomprehensible. On the famously impolite internet, she has been labelled with far less flattering adjectives.

The series, titled Apple Cider Vinegar, which premieres on February 6, traces the so-called health guru's rise to fame on social media. She amassed a large following after asserting that she had cured her own brain tumor using natural remedies and nutrition.