The actress plays Belle Gibson, an Australian wellness guru who claims to have cured her own terminal brain cancer through a healthy diet and other "natural" treatments.

At the top of each Apple Cider Vinegar episode, characters break the fourth wall and tell us, "This is a true story based on a lie." The true story in question? The rise and fall of Australian influencer Belle Gibson ( Booksmart 's Kaitlyn Dever),

This interview contains spoilers from "Apple Cider Vinegar," now streaming on Netflix. Stories about American scammers have proliferated the true-crime genre in recent years - Amanda Seyfried won an Emmy for portraying Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu's "The Dropout,