The Inventor: Out for Blood in Sillicon Valley

Synopsis /

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then, overnight, her $10-billion-dollar company dissolved. The rise and fall of Theranos is a window into the psychology of fraud.

The Inventor had its world premiere at Sundance in January of 2019 and is available to watch on HBO.

Director /

  • Alex Gibney

Written by /

  • Alex Gibney

Producers /

  • Jessie Deeter
  • Erin Edeiken
  • Alex Gibney

Executive Producers /

  • Nancy Abraham
  • Sara Bernstein
  • Graydon Carter