The Dropout podcast host and creator Rebecca Jarvis will executive produce alongside McKinnon, while Taylor Dunn and Victoria Thompson will produce the series.
Deadline is reporting that Hulu is closing in on a deal to acquire the Kate McKinnon-produced series The Dropout, based on ABC News/ABC Radio’s podcast the chronicled the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes.
Per the report (via the podcast’ description), The Dropout will explore Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos in an “unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong.”
McKinnon currently enjoys a high-profile stint on Saturday Night Live, where she has earned five consecutive Emmy nominations.