Netflix orders Australian wellness industry drama ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’

Kaitlyn Dever (Source: Netflix. Pic credit: Cliff Watts)

Netflix has commissioned an Australian limited drama series titled Apple Cider Vinegar about two young women who perpetrate a health and wellness scam.

Created and written by Samantha Strauss, the series is produced by See-Saw Films and Picking Scabs.

The series will be produced by Yvonne Collins, directed by Jeffrey Walker and co-written by Anya Beyersdorf. See-Saw Films’ Liz Watts, Helen Gregory, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning exec produce, alongside Picking Scabs’ Strauss and Louise Gough, and Kaitlyn Dever.

Kaitlyn Dever and Alycia Debnam-Carey head the cast of the series that follows Belle and Milla – who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, motivating their growing online communities along the way. All of which would be inspiring if it were true.

The limited series will be shot on-location in Melbourne, Australia, with support from VicScreen through their Victorian Production Fund and will premiere globally on Netflix.

“Our ambition for Australian stories continues to build with Apple Cider Vinegar. We’re luring our homegrown global success stories back here where they belong, to make Australian shows that deliver the unexpected thrills Australian audiences crave on Netflix,” said Netflix director of content, ANZ, Que Minh Luu.