# You Can See Everything — Skills & Case Studies

A 2026 A24 documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Thirty-four days before Elizabeth Holmes reported to federal prison, she invited a film crew to document her every move. What follows is part fraud autopsy, part deception masterclass — and the inspiration for this skill collection.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is "You Can See Everything"?

A 2026 A24 documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Filmed in secret over three years, it covers the final month before Holmes reported to federal prison on an 11-year sentence for investor fraud, with Fielder spending more than a month embedded with Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their two young children. Surprise world premiere at Telluride, then theatrical release. Runtime 2h54m, rated R.

### When is the release date?

US theatrical release: October 16, 2026. International rollout follows: Australia November 12, UK November 20 (2026). A24 has not announced a streaming date as of October 19, 2026 — theatrical only for now.

### Where can I watch it — showtimes and streaming?

In theaters now in the US (A24 reports 2,000+ sold-out screenings over opening weekend; expanding nationwide). No streaming release date announced yet. Check theater listings for showtimes — hardcoded showtimes decay within days.

### How did it do at the box office?

$15M from 855 theaters in its opening weekend — the biggest opening for a non-concert documentary in North America in 20+ years, second only to Fahrenheit 9/11 ($23.9M, 2004). Pre-weekend tracking was only $7-8M, so it doubled expectations; exit polls: about 91% "definite recommend". Reported cost: under $7M to make, under $10M to market. Around 70% of the opening audience was under 35.

### What do the reviews say?

99% on Rotten Tomatoes (Certified Fresh; verified-audience score also 99%) and 99 on Metacritic — the year's best-reviewed film by the numbers. Critics call it a metatextual, hard-to-read portrait rather than a straight true-crime doc; the big debate is whether it counts as a pure documentary, since it blends reality, performance, and reenactment.

### Who is Elizabeth Holmes, and what did she do?

Founder of Theranos, the blood-testing startup that claimed its Edison device could run hundreds of tests from a finger-prick of blood. The technology never worked as claimed; after whistleblower and Wall Street Journal investigations, she was convicted of defrauding investors and sentenced to an 11-year federal prison term. The documentary follows her in the month before she began serving that sentence. The language trap she used — the device "can" run any test, only if the chemistry were invented, which it wasn't — is exactly what Fraud Detector is built to dissect.

### Who is Elizabeth Holmes' husband?

Billy Evans (William Evans), heir to the Evans Hotels fortune. They married in 2019 and have two young children. He features prominently in the film — including his "total transparency" image operation (billboards, a managed X account, an AI digital double) and the secret profit-sharing deal with A24 he negotiated behind Holmes' back. Related skills: Crisis PR Playbook and Investigative Dossier.

### Who directed it — Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim?

Nathan Fielder — comedian and creator of Nathan for You and The Rehearsal — co-directing with Lance Oppenheim (Ren Faire, Primetime). Fielder's deadpan, confrontational interview style is the film's signature device ("Are you lying to him?"). Related skill: Hard Interview.

### What is Amanda Seyfried's role?

Seyfried played Holmes in Hulu's 2022 miniseries The Dropout (for which she won an Emmy). In this documentary she appears reading transcripts of Holmes' own words in reenacted scenes — a casting choice that folds the earlier dramatization back into the documentary. The likeness-rights dispute around The Dropout is one of the five case studies on this page.

### What is The Dropout?

The 2022 Hulu miniseries dramatizing the Theranos story, starring Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes. It won Seyfried an Emmy and is the definitive scripted telling of the scandal — now in dialogue with Fielder's documentary.

### Does it contain spoilers?

This page is spoiler-free, and critics urge going in knowing as little as possible. The film's core tension is not whodunit (the fraud is public record) but whether Holmes is performing remorse, delusion, or calculation — which is exactly what Deception Reader is built to dissect.

### Is it really a documentary?

Part of the film's critical conversation. It blends three years of embedded footage with staged reenactments and performance, and critics debate whether the filmmakers got "captured" by their subject. Related skills: Documentary Storyteller (three-year embed plus reenactment design) and the ethics case study on this page.

### Where does it stream outside the US?

Not announced. Theatrical dates: Australia November 12, 2026; UK November 20, 2026. Stale "streaming soon" copy is worse than none — this answer is re-checked as news breaks.

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