The new Hulu miniseries The Dropout introduces Tyler Shultz in episode 5. The series follows the story of Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos. It’s no secret that Theranos collapsed and Holmes’ time as CEO ended in scandal. Over time, many people voiced their concerns about Theranos, but one of the most famous whistleblowers was Shultz, who is played by Dylan Minnette in The Dropout.
Minnette’s character Tyler Shultz arrives at Theranos in episode 5. The actor explained his character in The Dropout during a video on the show’s official Twitter. “Tyler Shultz was one of the very first whistleblowers at Theranos,” Minnette said.
“He is the grandson of George Shultz, who is former Secretary of State, board member at Theranos. So being George’s grandson, Tyler sort of got his foot in the door and got a job at Theranos. After spending some time at the company he was able to realize pretty quickly they were manipulating data and with his friend and co-employee Erika, decided to bring it to light.”
So far in The Dropout, Holmes’ methods at her company Theranos have gone from questionable to downright unethical. In episode 2, Holmes takes her Theranos prototype to Switzerland, where she fakes a demo on the malfunctioning machine. Later, Holmes goes even further, performing clinical trials on cancer patients with a prototype that doesn’t work.
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