Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix's new, six-episode limited series, is inspired by the true story of Belle Gibson, a wellness influencer who claimed to cure her own brain cancer through all-natural means.

Belle Gibson was a notorious online wellness scammer. But how much of her story in Apple Cider Vinegar is real?

Netflix's highly anticipated new drama series has been released on the platform today, February 6. It focuses on influencer Belle Gibson, who promoted wellness and alternative medicines after she claimed it healed her brain tumour.

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.

In the series the character of Clive is a big part of Belle's life. We first meet Clive, played by Ashley Zukerman, in episode two of the series. Clive and Belle quickly begin a romantic relationship and he helps her move out of her flat with Nathan.

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),

Kaitlyn Dever stars in a six-episode dramatization of the scandal surrounding Belle Gibson, who pretended to have brain cancer while promoting her nutrition program to her followers online.