Kate McKinnon Exits ‘The Dropout’ Hulu Limited Series About Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes

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Kate McKinnon does some of the best impressions in “Saturday Night Live,” but one impression you won’t get to see anytime soon is Elizabeth Holmes, because McKinnon has dropped out of Hulu‘s Elizabeth Holmes series, “The Dropout.” Before you ask, yes, the pun was very much intended. READ MORE: ‘Allen v.

Also Read: 'Reply All' Podcast Host and Producer Exit Show After Toxic Workplace Accusations“The Dropout” tells the story of how Holmes raised hundreds of millions to fund Theranos and became a media darling, while hiding the fact that her touted blood-testing machine didn’t really work. The team behind the podcast will also be involved.

Kate McKinnon will no longer be starring in the Hulu limited series The Dropout based on the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, Deadline reports.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorHulu’s “The Dropout” will be going ahead without Kate McKinnon, who was set to star in and executive produce the story of Therano founder Elizabeth Holmes.The limited drama series will now look to cast a new actor to play the entrepreneur before the planned summer production start.Deadline first reported her exit.more to come…