The much-awaited series of the year- Black Mirror Season 6 was finally released on Netflix on June 15, 2023, and ever since then, it has been buzzing among fans. Black Mirror Season 6 has been released on the streaming platform after a 4-year hiatus. The Black Mirror franchise was taken over by Netflix from Channel 4 and following that the streaming giant has brought the new season of the much-loved series, especially in America. Starring Aaron Paul, Anjana Vasan plays Nida, Annie Murphy as Joan, Auden Thornton, Ben Barnes, Clara Rugaard as Mazey, and more in the lead roles; Black Mirror Season 6 is a dark science fiction series. Created and written by Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror's episode Joan Is Awful has raised many eyebrows in the USA due to its uncanny similarity to a real-life scandal. Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop News assume that you have already binge-watched the series on Netflix and have questions related to Black Mirror Season 6 True Story or Black Mirror's Joan Is Awful True Story. To know the answer continue reading-
Is Black Mirror Season 6 'Joan Is Awful' is a true story?
The answer is yes. Black Mirror S6 episode named Joan Is Awful starring Salma Hayek is inspired by a true story of a real-life scandal committed by Elizabeth Holmes - the disgraced former CEO of Theranos. Hollywood actress Annie Murphy plays the character of Joan and the Black Mirror Season 6's episode revolves around an 'average woman' (Joan) who realizes her life is actually playing out as an adaptation starring Hollywood veteran actress Salma Hayek as her. Viewers watch as Joan attempts to stop her secrets being revealed by the production house and streaming service. Now, the question arises how Joan Is Awful is inspired by Elizabeth Holmes? Well, creator Charlie Brooker explained that as well.
Charlie in an interview said, "I was watching The Dropout, which is the dramatisation of Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos story, with my wife and we were sort of commenting on like, 'This feels like it happened yesterday, and here it is already a drama on TV.'"
Charlie further added, "a story about an average woman who finds herself on the front page of the newspaper" - and came up with Joan Is Awful. "I was like, I don’t know what the story is, but it’s a funny situation."
What were Elizabeth Holmes's crimes?
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As per reports, Elizabeth Holmes was first indicted on nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in June 2018. Following that, The Dropout was first announced in May 2019. Again, Holmes was then found guilty of four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy in January 2022 - three months before the Hulu adaptation dropped in March 2022. At the end, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on four out of 11 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy, and later sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.
What is the Theranos scam?
Elizabeth Holmes became a star of Silicon Valley when she said her now-defunct start-up was perfecting an easy-to-use test kit that could carry out a wide range of medical diagnostics with just a few drops of blood. She sold investors on the idea that her invention would disrupt medical practice, replacing expensive lab tests with her cheap kits. But, prosecutors said Holmes knew her device was not producing accurate and reliable results, yet induced dozens of investors to contribute nearly one billion dollars, all without ever achieving meaningful revenue.