Netflix's Apple Cider Vinegar celebrates star-studded Sydney premiere

Hollywood star Kaitlyn Dever joined Aussie favourites Alycia Debnam-Carey and Aisha Dee in Sydney for the global premiere of Apple Cider Vinegar, held at Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park ahead of its Netflix debut this Thursday.

The red carpet event saw cast, producers, and Netflix execs gather for an exclusive first look at the highly anticipated drama. Among those in attendance were Ashley Zukerman, Phoenix Raei, Susie Porter, Matt Nable, and Thom Green, alongside series director Jeffrey Walker and creator Samantha Strauss.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 03: Cast and crew attend the "Apple Cider Vinegar" World Premiere at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on February 03, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Netflix)

Filmed in Melbourne, the Australian drama tells the "true-ish" story of a wellness empire’s meteoric rise - and the scandal that brought it crashing down.

Set at the birth of Instagram, Apple Cider Vinegar follows two young women who set out to cure their life-threatening illnesses through health and wellness, influencing their global online communities along the way. All of which would be incredibly inspiring if it were all true.

This is a true-ish story based on a lie, about the rise and fall of a wellness empire; the culture that built it up and the people who tore it down.

Who are the creatives behind the show?

• Director: Jeffrey Walker (The Clearing, The Artful Dodger, Modern Family)
• Creator: Samantha Strauss
• Writer: Samantha Strauss (The End, Nine Perfect Strangers, Dance Academy), with Anya Beyersdorf (The Twelve, Fake) and Angela Betzien (Total Control)
• Inspired by: ‘The Woman Who Fooled the World’ by Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano
• Executive Producers: See-Saw Films’ Liz Watts, Helen Gregory, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning; Picking Scabs’ Samantha Strauss and Louise Gough; and Kaitlyn Dever
• Producer: Yvonne Collins
• Co-Producers: See-Saw Films’ Libby Sharpe
• Co-Executive Producers: Jeffrey Walker; See-Saw Films’ Simon Gillis
• Previously Announced Cast: Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick, Unbelievable), Alycia Debnam-Carey (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Fear the Walking Dead) Aisha Dee (The Bold Type, Safe Home), Tilda Cobham-Hervey (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, I Am Woman), Ashley Zukerman (Succession), Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin)
• Newly Announced Cast: Susie Porter (Irreverent, Wentworth), Matt Nable (Transfusion, Last King of the Cross), Phoenix Raei (The Night Agent), Chai Hansen (Night Sky, The New Legends of Monkey), Rick Davies (Offspring), Kieran Darcy-Smith (Mr Inbetween), Catherine McClements (Total Control) and Essie Davis (One Day, The Babadook)

The limited series was shot on-location in Melbourne, Australia with support from VicScreen through their Victorian Production Fund and will premiere globally on Netflix in 2025. Post Production took place in NSW with support through Screen NSW and their PDV Fund.

Pictured: Aisha Dee, Kaitlyn Dever and Alycia Debnam-Carey

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