A new trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar has dropped, with viewers saying they are ‘intrigued’ with the concept – but with a caveat.
The mini-series tells the story of notorious Australian cancer fraudster Belle Gibson, with US actress Kaitlyn Dever taking on the main role.
The sneak peek, which the streamer released on Wednesday, generated a large amount of chatter from fans, but not everyone was sold on the idea of a series.
‘Interesting,’ one fan simply offered after viewing the two-and-a-half-minute trailer.
Others were of a similar mindset, but added that the story is better suited to a punchier movie length rather than a protracted series.
‘You had me until it said “series”,’ one viewer said.
A new trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar has dropped, with viewers revealing they are ‘intrigued’ with the concept, but with a caveat
‘I’m all for a good 2 hour movie, but these days they have to stretch everything out into a series, and I just lose all interest.’
Another echoed the sentiment, adding they did not have the time to devote to a six-episode story arc.
‘This might be an interesting movie,’ they wrote. ‘Oh wait, a series? I’m out. Ain’t nobody got time for that.’
One viewer revealed that the concept grew tired even before the trailer ended, writing: ‘Who else stopped watching the trailer less than a minute in?’
Another however appeared all in, commenting: ‘This looks creepy.’
Fans were also divided over US actor Kaitlyn Dever’s attempts at an Australian accent for the upcoming series.
After Netflix dropped the first teaser trailer for the series in November, the actor’s attempt at a convincing Australian accent sparked controversy, with many taking to social media to debate the merits of Kaitlyn’s Antipodean cadence.
‘It’s not bad, but the way she delivered the lines in that trailer make it sound a bit like she was having to think about it too hard, the cadence isn’t natural,’ one fan wrote on X at the time.
The mini-series tells the story of notorious Australian cancer fraudster Belle Gibson (pictured in 2016), with US actress Kaitlyn Dever taking on the main role
The trailer, which the streamer released on Wednesday generated a large amount of chatter from fans, but not everyone was sold on the idea of a series
Another chimed in with a similar: ‘Nothing dramatised can measure up to the freakiness of the actual interview she did with 60 [Minutes] argh,’ referring to Gibson’s infamous TV appearance.
‘Also I feel like our accents are so class-coded & she has this specific private school accent that she herself is faking as a Launceston born, public high school kid.’
Another jumped in claiming that there have only ever been three actors in the history of television and cinema that have successfully pulled off an Australian accent.
‘Dev Patel in Lion, Sean Harris in The Stranger and Tom Burke in Furiosa are the only three times I’ve seen a non Australian pull off a convincing Oz accent,’ they claimed.
Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their allegedly life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way.
The real Belle Gibson, now 33, once claimed she had terminal brain cancer which was cured by simply eating healthy food – but it was later discovered she never had the disease.
Her shameless lie became a cause célèbre in Australia, and the story of ‘Healing Belle’ will soon be told around the world.
In 2013, Belle Gibson launched the @healing_belle Instagram account where she gained a large following through sharing so-called ‘healing’ food recipes.
‘You had me until it said “series”,’ one viewer said. ‘I’m all for a good 2 hour movie, but these days they have to stretch everything out into a series, and I just lose all interest’
‘This might be an interesting movie,’ another offered. ‘Oh wait, a series? I’m out. Ain’t nobody got time for that’
The real Belle Gibson (pictured), now 33, once claimed she had terminal brain cancer which was cured by simply eating healthy food – but it was later discovered she never had the disease
She claimed her lifestyle and healthy eating plan had ‘cured’ her inoperable brain cancer, which she had supposedly been diagnosed with at the age of 20 and given just months to live.
Belle claimed she had undergone conventional cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, before abandoning modern medicine to follow a program of clean-eating instead.
Before long the deals began to roll in, with Gibson launching an app full of recipes as well as a book deal, reportedly worth $420,000.
However, in 2014, the Melbourne-based personality claimed that despite her new wellness-focused lifestyle, her cancer had returned, and this time it had spread.
Following an investigation by Fairfax Media, now Nine Newspapers, it was discovered none of the charities Belle had named had received a cent from her.
The influencer’s story quickly began to unravel, and in April 2015 she was forced to admit she had lied.
She also appeared in a trainwreck interview on 60 Minutes, where she was grilled about her many falsehoods by reporter Tara Brown.
Two years after her admission, Belle was fined around $410,000 after being found guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct.
