Hulu's 8-Part Miniseries Sees Major Streaming Surge After Viral Documentary

The record-breaking box-office performance of the recently released film You Can See Everything is having positive ripple effects. Not only has the bar been raised for documentaries — that's what the film was marketed as — but You Can See Everything is also driving audiences to revisit the Theranos scandal. The film follows Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the health-tech company, in the days leading up to her imprisonment for financial fraud. Co-directed by Nathan Fielder, who also appears in the three-hour film, You Can See Everything delivered the biggest box-office opening for a documentary since Fahrenheit 9/11. This week, it became the first documentary to top the domestic box-office chart while playing in fewer than 1,000 screens, overtaking Street Fighter.

Also directed by Lance Oppenheim, You Can See Everything has grossed $20 million domestically in less than a week of release, and is poised to explode upon its nationwide expansion on Friday. Projections see it dueling with the DC Studios release Clayface for the number-one spot on the weekend box-office chart. A24 gave the movie a textbook platform release, following one of the best-executed marketing strategies in recent times. Its existence was kept secret until it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival a few weeks ago, and its success can largely be attributed to A24 having convinced audiences of its event-movie status.

Elizabeth Holmes Remains as Intriguing a Cultural Figure as Ever

Thanks to You Can See Everything's early success, Variety reports that a limited series based on Holmes' rise and fall — The Dropout — saw a 186% viewership increase in September, compared to the month before. Viewership for The Dropout increased by 92% in the week of October 12, compared to the previous week. Starring Amanda Seyfried as Holmes, The Dropout debuted on Hulu in 2022 and went on to win several accolades. The eight-episode series now holds a "Certified Fresh" 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, "The Dropout succeeds more as a docudrama than a dark comedy, but Amanda Seyfried's disquieting portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes brings fresh blood to this retelling of recent history." Meanwhile, You Can See Everything is sitting at a 97% score on the aggregator website.