'The Dropout': Inside Amanda Seyfried's Recreation of Elizabeth Holmes' Distinct Voice and Style (Exclusive)

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Walt Disney Co. synergy is back at work to build awareness and viewership for this year’s Oscars on ABC — and in turn, drive some of that audience back to its series and properties.During the Academy Awards — hosted on Sunday by Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall — viewers will notice spots for series, with a priority on freshman ABC comedy “Abbott Elementary” and the network’s return of reality competition series “American Idol,” celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Happy in Hudson! Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski have settled into their new normal since relocating their brood to a farm in upstate New York.

As you hopefully already know, Hulu’s “The Dropout,” is terrific, and Amanda Seyfried is incredible in her layered depiction— something between absolute confidence, desperation, and legitimate imposter syndrome—of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, the embattled tech/healthcare startup that lied to its investors, employees, and partners creating a major fraud sh*tstorm in 2018 when their grift became exposed (read our review here). READ MORE: ‘The Dropout’: Amanda Seyfried Is Outstanding In A Tremendous Indictment Of Tech Hubris, Desperation & Grift [Review] Seyfried is getting her just flowers for her amazing turn as the manipulative, conniving Theranos CEO, but we shouldn’t also forget the show’s co-lead, Naveen Andrews, aka Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani.

Attention fans of The Dropout, Us Weekly has rounded up everything you need to know about Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani’s real-life relationship as Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews’ portrayal receives critical acclaim.

The Dropout – where she stars as Theranos fraud Elizabeth Holmes – Amanda Seyfried is retreating back to the farm life she knows and loves.MORE: The Dropout: viewers are saying the same thing about Elizabeth Holmes seriesThe star shared images from her calm and expansive farm home, revealing a rare glimpse of her two kids with Thomas Sadoski: Nina, four, and Thomas, one.Amanda and Thomas married in 2017, having a small and very private wedding while the Mamma Mia actress was pregnant – nine months pregnant to be exact – with their first child.WATCH: The trailer for Amanda's new drama series, The DropoutMORE: Amanda Seyfried's rare photo with baby son reveals disturbing image emerging in the backgroundThe first picture from the carousel featured Nina, who undoubtedly looks just like her mom, giving her back to the camera as she leans over a wood fence that a white donkey is approaching.

Amanda Seyfried is stepping out to promote her new Hulu series!

She may be one of the most controversial entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, but according to Elizabeth Holmes’ husband, William “Billy” Evans, the public has it “all wrong” about her.

Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to start a healthcare company and went on to be named the youngest and wealthiest self-made female billionaire in America by Forbes — so where did it all go wrong? Hulu’s new limited series, explores the unbelievably true story of Holmes and her company, Theranos, and how the seemingly successful billionaire lost everything.Inspired by the hit ABC News podcast of the same name, stars Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews and charts the rise and fall of Holmes’ healthcare-focused tech startup across eight episodes. The series dropped its first three episodes today on Thursday, March 3, exclusively on Hulu.Watch NowHulu announced the twisted true crime series back in April 2019, with star Kate McKinnon set to executive produce and star as Holmes in the show.

Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to hours scrolling aimlessly, hoping to land on that perfect piece of content.  Scroll no more! To help you out, we've rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend — including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on originally that are worth circling back for. From, Hulu's long-awaited series based on the true story of Elizabeth Holmes, to Peacock's new scripted series inspired by , we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock and more this month.Starring fan favorites and newcomers alike including Amanda Seyfried, Kate McKinnon, John Cameron Mitchell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet, Pamela Adlon, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Kat Dennings, Adam Scott, Brenda Song, Shay Mitchell, Jenny Slate, Joey King, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Gina Rodriguez, Hilary Duff, Lily James, Carrie Coon, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Tiffany Haddish, Selena Gomez, Zendaya and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: Hulu’s new limited series,, tells the true story of Elizabeth Holmes and how the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lost everything.

Amanda Seyfried, 36, has been in the spotlight for most of her life! After making her debut in the soap opera As The World Turns as a teen, the actress has starred in tons of beloved movies and critically acclaimed features, from Mean Girls to Mank, which garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. Amanda has also showed off her singing abilities by starring in a number of classic musicals, like Mamma Mia and Les Míserables. Throughout her career, Amanda’s love life has also been the subject of much attention. Despite a few high profile boyfriends, Amanda settled down with actor Thomas Sadoski, 45, in 2017. Find out more about some of her past boyfriends here!

Stranger than fiction. The Dropout follows the controversy surrounding Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos, and the details of the scandal are so wild that they were practically made for TV.

Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to start a healthcare company and went on to be named the youngest and wealthiest self-made female billionaire in America by Forbes — so where did it all go wrong? Hulu’s new limited series, explores the unbelievably true story of Holmes and her company, Theranos, and how the seemingly successful billionaire lost everything.Inspired by the hit ABC News podcast of the same name, stars Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews and charts the rise and fall of Holmes’ healthcare-focused tech startup across eight episodes. The series drops its first three episodes on Thursday, March 3, exclusively on Hulu.Watch NowHulu announced the twisted true crime series back in April 2019, with star Kate McKinnon set to executive produce and star as Holmes in the show.

A tiny drop of blood, instead of a needle and a lab, and a radical idea to revolutionize medicine, disrupt the entire health care system, and maybe even change the world. This was the infamous Elizabeth Holmes/ Theranos story: a young, ambitious entrepreneur with a bold idea, inspiring a great suspension of disbelief in a lot of people dying to believe in her.

Amanda Seyfried is opening up about her new show, The Dropout.

As Elizabeth Holmes awaits her fate, viewers will see how the disgraced founder of Theranos found herself possibly facing up to 20 years in prison in The Dropout. The Hulu miniseries, premiering on March 3, sees Amanda Seyfried star as Elizabeth, 37, while Naveen Andrews portrays Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the man who helped co-found the controversial blood-testing tech startup. While Elizabeth has been the face of this scandal – her black turtleneck becoming as visibly recognizable as that of Steve Jobs‘ – Sunny has dodged the spotlight, for the most part. So, who is this man?

Elizabeth Holmes never ceases, especially now that she’s the subject of a scripted, true crime miniseries,. Starring Amanda Seyfried, the eight-part drama chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the deep-voiced, blonde entrepreneur’s quest to create a groundbreaking home device that people could use to test their blood for all types of illnesses.

Getting real! During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Amanda Seyfried revealed that her red carpet experiences haven’t always been as glamorous as they are today — especially at the very beginning of her career.

Amanda Seyfried stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to reminisce about her first big red carpet event.

Amanda Seyfried is looking back at her first-ever experience walking a major red carpet!