What’s it rated? TV-MA
When? 2025
Where’s it showing? Netflix
I was familiar with Australian wellness guru Belle Gibson. Not because I’m a follower of alternative medicine influencers, but because of the wake of her scandal and the many podcasts that followed. Gibson claims to have survived brain cancer, claims to still be battling the disease, and claims that you can heal yourself from within via diet when we meet her in this Netflix miniseries.
Actress Kaitlyn Dever stars as the grownup version of Gibson, and she does so with such panache that you almost find yourself feeling bad for Belle. But don’t, because the real-life Belle convinced actual cancer patients to forgo clinically proven treatments and focus on enemas and juicing and whole-food diets. All are fine and good, but Belle’s message is directly tied to people who died because of their decision to seek alternative care.
The story also follows Milla Blake (Alycia Debnam-Carey), also based on a real person by a different name, and Lucy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), who’s a fan of Belle’s and a cancer patient facing her own battle. Those who know this story already will dig in deep, while those new to it will likely sit in rage afterward. (six approximately one-hour episodes) Δ
This article appears in Weddings 2025.