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Fielder's Holmes documentary

Pop culture · Heat 8.9 / 10 · 19 shows · 5h 30m airtime

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim released You Can See Everything, a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans, on October 16, 2026. It presents Holmes's literal-mindedness as an explanation for statements that appeared dishonest, without addressing the military-contract claims, and uses Amanda Seyfried in reenactments of moments that were not filmed. The film made $45 million in two weeks on a $7 million budget, the biggest non-musical documentary debut since Fahrenheit 9/11, with a 100% critic score. A24 spent under $10 million marketing it and is campaigning Seyfried and Christopher Abbott for supporting acting Oscars, not Fielder. A poll of 16 founders and investors found 14 felt more positive about Holmes after seeing it. Billy Evans told TMZ he was…

How 19 podcasts covered it

  1. Pop Culture Happy Hour, 2026-10-16 (2:15 to 12:05)
    Reviews the first half and its missing explanation
    Reviews the first half of the Fielder-Holmes documentary: Linda Holmes, an Elizabeth Holmes completist, argues it never explains what Holmes was accused of, while the others defend its existential questions and style.
    New angle: The film presents Holmes's literal-mindedness as an explanation for statements that appeared dishonest, without addressing the military-contract claims.
  2. Pop Culture Happy Hour, 2026-10-16 (13:21 to 15:00)
    Walks through the second half and Seyfried's role
    Walks through the film's second half: Billy Evans raising money for a new company, Fielder sensing Evans makes every decision himself, and Amanda Seyfried joining for reenactments of unfilmed moments. Adds the post-incarceration timeline and Seyfried's role, neither on the record.
    New angle: Amanda Seyfried joins Fielder for reenactments of moments that were not filmed.
  3. Pop Culture Happy Hour, 2026-10-16 (15:00 to 20:49)
    Debates whether the later scenes are scripted
    Debates whether the film's later scenes, especially those with Amanda Seyfried, are scripted or authentic, comparing it to Four Daughters and The Act of Killing. It stays inside the question of the film's form rather than adding to the record.
  4. The Big Picture, 2026-10-16 (19:31 to 37:10)
    Reviews the film as the year's best
    Spoiler-free review of You Can See Everything that recaps Holmes's Theranos history and the film's premise, then argues it is the movie of the year for its inquiry into truth and documentary form. Stays inside the reception the film already has.
  5. The Big Picture, 2026-10-16 (37:10 to 43:31)
    Walks through the disputed Times scene and missing tapes
    Walks through the film's early New York Times scene: the disputed Jennifer Lawrence quote, Holmes and Evans insisting they have tapes, and the tapes never appearing. Reads it as the movie's stand-in for the honesty question, and stays inside the film's own framing.
  6. The Big Picture, 2026-10-16 (43:31 to 55:31)
    Profiles Billy Evans and adds the father's claim
    Long segment on Billy Evans as the film's breakout figure: his control of the household, the shower scene, the egg-beating moment, and the hosts' split over whether the marriage is real or performance. Adds one on-record detail from the film about Holmes's father.
    New angle: Holmes's father says in the film that she was raped, which he suggests explains her situation.
  7. The Big Picture, 2026-10-16 (55:31 to 1:08:37)
    Close-reads the can-versus-capable and Who's on First scenes
    Close read of two scenes from the documentary: the can-versus-capable semantic argument, where Holmes brings out broken Theranos parts, and the Who's on First routine, after which she cannot say why it is funny. Stays inside the film's psychology, with no new reporting.
  8. The Big Picture, 2026-10-16 (1:08:37 to 1:14:44)
    Retells the film's final act scene by scene
    Walks through the film's final act: the beach text, the milk left in the fridge for Ivy, the drive to Texas and the goodbye outside the car. Scene-by-scene retelling of the documentary, with no new reporting beyond what the film shows.
  9. Morning Brew Daily, 2026-10-16 (0:46 to 1:57)
    Reports the Holmes documentary's theatrical run
    Covers the theatrical release of Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary, its 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, packed theaters, Amanda Seyfried's role, and Holmes's continued cultural presence.
    New angle: Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary, You Can See Everything, opens in theaters with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
  10. The Dan Le Batard Show, 2026-10-16 (21:10 to 24:01)
    Predicts a Best Picture nod for the Holmes doc
    Raves about You Can See Everything, the Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim documentary on Elizabeth Holmes, and predicts it will be the first documentary nominated for Best Picture. Stays with the pitch and the Rotten Tomatoes scores.
    New angle: You Can See Everything runs two hours and 54 minutes and holds a 100 percent critic score and 99 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
  11. TBPN, 2026-10-16 (0:18 to 7:30)
    Reviews the Holmes documentary and its founder poll
    Reviews Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything: the Del Mar beach house shoot, the cinematography debate, Holmes's performance, and a 16-person poll where 14 founders came away more positive on Holmes.
    New angle: A poll of 16 founders and investors found 14 felt more positive about Elizabeth Holmes after the film.
  12. Morning Brew Daily, 2026-10-19 (11:18 to 16:03)
    Reports the documentary's record opening weekend
    Covers the documentary's debut weekend: over $15 million on 855 screens, the best documentary opening since 2013, plus the secret Telluride marketing and A24's recent box office record. Also notes the Holmes ecosystem bump, with The Dropout up 220% and Bad Blood audiobooks up 715% on Spotify.
    New angle: You Can See Everything opened to over $15 million on 855 screens, the best documentary debut since 2013.
  13. Squawk Pod, 2026-10-19 (10:51 to 13:06)
    Reports the documentary's record opening
    Reports the documentary's $15 million opening and second-place finish, the biggest non-music documentary debut in two decades, and notes the film's near-three-hour run and 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score. One host who saw it hints it may change viewers' view of Holmes.
    New angle: The Holmes documentary opened to $15 million, the biggest non-music documentary debut in two decades.
  14. WSJ What's News, 2026-10-19 (10:57 to 13:25)
    Breaks down the Holmes documentary's opening
    Covers the opening weekend of the Holmes documentary: the $15 million haul, the 855-theater count and the Fahrenheit 9/11 comparison, with the film critic explaining the draw as the Fielder-Holmes pairing and Telluride buzz.
    New angle: The Holmes documentary opened in 855 theaters and earned $15 million, the biggest documentary opening since Fahrenheit 9/11.
  15. Pop Culture Crisis, 2026-10-19 (36:01 to 48:33)
    Weighs the defense and adds the budget
    Recaps the opening weekend and works through a Wired profile and a Substack defense of Holmes, weighing the acquittal on patient charges and her sentence against other scammers. The one figure not already on the record is the film's budget.
    New angle: The documentary cost $7 million to make and earned $15 million domestically.
  16. TBPN, 2026-10-19 (1:35 to 8:08)
    Argues Theranos was a botched medical device play
    Pushes back on the film's sympathetic read of Holmes, arguing Theranos was a badly executed medical device company in a boring, FDA-regulated playbook: 60-plus blood-testing companies have sold for over $100 million since Theranos started.
    New angle: Over 60 blood-testing companies have sold for more than $100 million since Theranos started.
  17. TBPN, 2026-10-19 (8:06 to 12:00)
    Adds opening weekend numbers against Street Fighter
    Spoiler segment on the Fielder film: Billy's backend points deal, Holmes's restitution and whether routing profits through him dodges investors. Adds the opening weekend numbers, with the film at $15 million against Street Fighter's $31 million.
    New angle: You Can See Everything opened to $15 million, half of Street Fighter's $31 million.
  18. TBPN, 2026-10-19 (12:19 to 17:26)
    Recaps the online reaction and argues founder merit
    Recaps the online reaction to the film and Holmes's return to X, then argues that being funny online does not make her a good founder. It stays inside the redemption-arc debate the card already holds, adding only the hosts' own interview requests.
  19. TBPN, 2026-10-19 (20:33 to 22:31)
    Adds Balwani's longer sentence
    Picks up the sentencing thread the film left fuzzy: Balwani got 12 years and 11 months, about a year more than Holmes's 10, and neither sold secondary shares. A fact the film's framing got backwards, put on the record.
    New angle: Balwani was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months, about a year longer than Holmes's 10.
  20. This Week in Startups, 2026-10-20 (3:18 to 14:37)
    Reviews Fielder's Holmes film and its access
    Spoiler-free review of Fielder's Holmes film: the pre-prison access, Fielder's Nathan For You and Rehearsal lineage, the mid-film jail turn and the third-act meta layers. Praise and framing, with no new reporting on the film or the case.
    New angle: Nathan Fielder got access to Elizabeth Holmes 30 days before she was incarcerated.
  21. The Town with Matthew Belloni, 2026-10-20 (32:03 to 36:38)
    Adds the Holmes film's screen count and call
    Call sheet segment on the Holmes documentary's opening: the $15 million figure, the record comparisons and the under-25 audience. Adds a screen count of 885 and a claim that Holmes called Fielder last week, plus a prediction of a Best Picture nomination and an HBO Max companion piece.
    New angle: Nathan Fielder said Elizabeth Holmes called him last week, the first time in six months.
  22. Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald, 2026-10-20 (0:55 to 20:01)
    Reacts to the reenactments and the pardon theory
    Twenty minutes of recap and reaction to the Holmes documentary: the Seyfried reenactments, the Billy Evans reveal, the pardon theory, and the whistleblower's CBS Mornings pushback. Stays inside the coverage already on the record, adding only a box-office multiple and a producer's family tree.
  23. Murder Sheet, 2026-10-20 (2:41 to 6:09)
    Previews Fielder's three-hour Holmes documentary
    Opens the episode on Nathan Fielder's three-hour Elizabeth Holmes documentary, which the hosts saw the night before release, and sets up a spoiler-light talk about the first half only.
    New angle: Nathan Fielder's three-hour Elizabeth Holmes documentary, 'You Can See Everything,' opens in theaters.
  24. Murder Sheet, 2026-10-20 (6:09 to 17:42)
    Lays out the Theranos background the film skips
    Lays out the Theranos background the film skips: the finger-prick claims, the Department of Defense and Walgreens falsehoods, the $100 million projection against $100,000 in revenue, and the fake-it-till-you-make-it culture. A primer for the documentary discussion, not new reporting.
  25. Murder Sheet, 2026-10-20 (22:28 to 27:41)
    Reads the SEC complaint on the broader fraud
    Reads from the SEC complaint to establish the fraud was broader than the single ambiguous statement the film centers on: fabricated revenue figures, a product that did not exist, a wealthy lifestyle. It stays inside the record already on the card.
  26. Murder Sheet, 2026-10-20 (27:41 to 31:00)
    Recaps the indictment, trial and sentence
    Walks through the legal backstory before the film discussion: the 2018 wire fraud indictment of Holmes and Balwani, the January 2022 trial, the mixed verdict, and the roughly 11-year sentence. Background that sets up the documentary rather than new reporting on it.
  27. Murder Sheet, 2026-10-20 (54:40 to 1:02:16)
    Argues why Holmes keeps denying wrongdoing
    Wraps the spoiler-light first-half discussion with a recommendation of The Rehearsal season two and a long argument about why Holmes keeps denying wrongdoing - identity, shame, and the new company's need for investors. Analysis and opinion, no new development.
  28. The Big Picture, 2026-10-20 (4:00 to 7:01)
    Recaps the opening weekend numbers
    Recaps the opening weekend numbers - $15 million on under 900 screens, the biggest non-music documentary since Fahrenheit 9-11, more than 2,000 sellouts - and credits Fielder, A24's marketing and renewed Holmes interest. Stays inside the figures already on the record.
  29. The Big Picture, 2026-10-20 (53:43 to 1:22:07)
    Slots the documentary fourth in Best Picture rankings
    Best Picture power rankings segment that slots You Can See Everything in at number four, weighing its rapturous Letterboxd and box office reception against uncertainty over whether Academy voters overlap with that young audience.
    New angle: You Can See Everything ranks fourth in the hosts' October Best Picture power rankings.
  30. The Best One Yet, 2026-10-21 (5:19 to 11:05)
    Breaks down the Holmes documentary's opening numbers
    Walks through the opening numbers and the marketing: $15 million, the best documentary debut since Fahrenheit 9/11, a 99% Rotten Tomatoes score and 21% Best Picture odds on Kalshi, all on under $10 million of A24 spend built around a 52-second trailer.
    New angle: A24 spent under $10 million marketing the film and it earned eight times The Social Reckoning's revenue per screen.
  31. The Joe Budden Podcast, 2026-10-21 (2:16:07 to 2:23:08)
    Half-reviews the documentary after dozing off
    Budden gives a half-review of You Can See Everything after falling asleep mid-film, praising the first hour's egg-beating and boyfriend-interruption comedy and waking to find Amanda Seyfried on screen. The box office and Rotten Tomatoes figures are retold from memory, and the segment drifts into Crystal Lake.
  32. The Town with Matthew Belloni, 2026-10-21 (32:12 to 37:54)
    Corrects the audience stat to 70 percent
    Call-sheet segment corrects the audience stat to 70 percent under 35, then handicaps the expansion to 2,600 theaters against Clayface. The correction restores a figure already on the record; the rest is prediction.
  33. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-23 (7:01 to 10:42)
    Recaps Seyfried's surprise turn in the film
    Recaps Amanda Seyfried's surprise turn in the Holmes documentary: the reenactments, her absence from the trailer, and how she carries the second half after Holmes goes to jail. Stays inside what the film's coverage already had on the record.
  34. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-23 (10:36 to 16:41)
    Debates who is manipulating whom
    Debates whether Holmes is manipulating Billy or Billy is controlling her, reading the egg scene and the Who's on First moment as possible performances. Pure interpretation of the film, with no new development.
  35. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-23 (16:59 to 23:46)
    Reacts to the film's confrontations
    Reacts to the film's confrontations: Billy claiming power of attorney, telling Amanda Seyfried she is just an actress, and the ethics of playing a living person. Stays inside the scenes the documentary already put on the record.
  36. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-23 (23:46 to 28:07)
    Weighs whether Holmes believes her own story
    Weighs whether Holmes believes her own story or is a pathological liar, noting she could have gotten less jail time by admitting guilt. Reads the coffee detail as a deliberate Fielder editing trick, staying inside the film's existing coverage.
  37. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-23 (28:07 to 34:00)
    Picks up A24's awards push for the film
    Picks up the reported awards push: A24 is campaigning the film for best picture and best documentary feature, with Seyfried and Christopher Abbott submitted in the supporting acting categories and Fielder left off. The hosts doubt an acting award makes sense for a documentary.
    New angle: A24 is campaigning Seyfried and Christopher Abbott for supporting acting Oscars, and not Fielder.
  38. Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, 2026-10-23 (12:31 to 17:46)
    Reads the device scene as a platform parable
    Recaps the device scene and reads the film as being about platform and responsibility - Holmes calling the Theranos machine a platform, Fielder's own platform. Interpretation and comparison to The Social Reckoning, not new reporting.
  39. Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, 2026-10-23 (17:46 to 20:51)
    Reads the 4:3 frame as a figure for unknowability
    Reads the film's form for its theme of unknowability: the 4:3 frame and the title swallowed by the horizon as figures for what you cannot see. Argues all four on-screen figures fail to tell the truth about Holmes. Interpretation, not new reporting.
  40. Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, 2026-10-23 (20:51 to 24:30)
    Debates Fielder's feelings and settles on obsession
    Debates whether Fielder had romantic feelings for Holmes and settles on obsession with limits instead, walking through the 'Why would I deceive you?' close-up and the ocean scene. Reaction and interpretation of scenes already on the record.
  41. Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, 2026-10-23 (24:30 to 29:47)
    Reads the Holmes-Evans dynamic as abusive
    Reads the Holmes-Evans dynamic as an abusive one, arguing Holmes invited Fielder in to stage a sympathetic portrait and that her repeated 'I trust you' is a manipulation tactic. Interpretation of the film, not a new development.
  42. Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, 2026-10-23 (29:40 to 31:29)
    Recounts the ocean scene and praises the film
    Recounts a scene of Nathan Fielder and Amanda Seyfried in the ocean, debating whether it is a reenactment, and praises the film as a gripping theater experience. Reaction and personal anecdote, staying inside the film's existing coverage.
  43. The Headlines, 2026-10-26 (9:41 to 11:10)
    Reports the documentary's box office haul
    Covers the weekend box office, where the nearly three-hour Theranos documentary finished about $4 million behind Clayface and became the highest-grossing documentary of its kind since Fahrenheit 9-11. Notes the Oscar buzz and the director pairing.
    New angle: You Can See Everything is the highest-grossing documentary of its kind since Fahrenheit 9-11.
  44. No Filter With Zack Peter, 2026-10-26 (30:39 to 35:28)
    Urges listeners to go in blind
    Spoiler-free verdict on You Can See Everything: the host calls it the best thing he has seen in a theater this year, urges listeners to go in blind, skip interviews and recaps, and watch The Dropout first. Pure reaction, no new facts about the film.
  45. No Filter With Zack Peter, 2026-10-26 (35:31 to 37:29)
    Retells the gym shower scene
    Spoiler-section retelling of the gym shower scene, with the host's own reaction to seeing Billy Evans fully nude on screen. Stays inside what the film already shows.
  46. No Filter With Zack Peter, 2026-10-26 (37:29 to 45:25)
    Weighs con artist against socially inept
    Walks through the film's central back-and-forth - con artist or socially inept - and lands on no conclusion. The Who's on First scene and the Theranos 2.0 pitch are both already on the record; this is reaction, not new reporting.
  47. No Filter With Zack Peter, 2026-10-26 (45:25 to 48:42)
    Praises Seyfried's larger role
    Praise for Seyfried's larger-than-expected role in the film's second half, then a riff on whether Holmes is playing to the court of public opinion by presenting as autistic. Reaction and speculation, no new reporting.
  48. Pivot, 2026-10-27 (48:08 to 51:09)
    Covers the box office and the Oscar read
    Covers the documentary's box office run and Oscar buzz, then Kara's read on the film: Amanda Seyfried deserves an Oscar, and Holmes is the distillation of every unaccountable tech person she has met.
    New angle: You Can See Everything made $45 million in two weeks on a $7 million budget, the biggest non-musical documentary debut since Fahrenheit 9/11.
  49. Pop Culture Crisis, 2026-10-28 (46:55 to 1:00:22)
    Cross-checks the shower scene disputes
    Goes to the shower scene and the disputes around it: Oppenheim's GQ account that he offered to avoid Billy Evans's genitals, Evans's TMZ denial that he agreed to full frontal, and a public defender filmmaker's claim that Oppenheim lifted her footage for a New York Times short.
    New angle: Billy Evans told TMZ he was assured the full-frontal footage would not make the final cut.
  50. Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald, 2026-10-29 (1:47 to 4:52)
    Breaks down the documentary fallout and Holmes's debt
    Runs through the post-release fallout: Evans now says through a source he felt violated, Oppenheim says Evans offered the shower shoot, and Holmes has a halfway-house date, clemency pending and $432 million still owed. Also flags a $3 to $18 million discrepancy in Evans's new Austin blood project.
    New angle: Holmes is eligible for a halfway house as early as August 2027 and still owes investors $432 million.
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