Kate McKinnon drops out of Hulu’s The Dropout in which she was due to star as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
She was set to star in a Hulu series about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
But on Thursday, it was reported that Kate McKinnon has dropped out of The Dropout.
It’s unclear why McKinnon, 37, exited the project which she’s been attached to as both star and executive producer since April 2019, according to Deadline.com.
Exited: She was set to star in a Hulu series about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. But on Thursday, it was reported that Kate McKinnon has dropped out of The Dropout
The limited series is to be based on the ABC News/ABC Radio’s podcast about the rise and fall of Holmes and her Silicon Valley company, Theranos.
Filming was scheduled to start in May once McKinnon had fulfilled her current season obligations with SNL.
Sources say Hulu is continuing with the project and the search is underway for an actress to replace McKinnon in the lead role.
McKinnon had been attached since April 2019 to star in and executive produce the project about the rise and fall of Holmes, right in 2015, and her Silicon Valley company, Theranos
Facing trial: Holmes raised hundreds of millions of dollars to fund her biotech start-up. But the whole time, she was concealing the fact that her blood-testing machine didn’t really work
According to THR.com, the series recounts how Holmes raised hundreds of millions of dollars to fund her biotech start-up and became a media darling.
The whole time, though, she was concealing the fact that her blood-testing machine didn’t really work.
Holnes, 37, is currently awaiting trial on 12 felony fraud charges.
Still on: Meanwhile, it’s believed that McKinnon remains attached to play Carole Baskin, right, in a series about Joe Exotic, the subject of the hugely popular Netflix docu-series Tiger King
Convicted: Joe Exotic is a former zoo owner and keeper of big cats in Oklahoma. He is serving a 22-year sentence in federal prison for an attempted murder to hire plot targeting Baskin
Meanwhile, it’s believed that McKinnon remains attached to play Carole Baskin in a series about Joe Exotic, the subject of the hugely popular Netflix documentary Tiger King.
She’s also serving as an executive producer on the series that’s set to air across the NBCUniversal platform of NBC, USA and Peacock.
McKinnon has been a castmember on Saturday Night Live since 2012.
Her other credits include the movies Ted 2, the all-female Ghostbusters reboot, Office Christmas Party, Yesterday and Bombshell.
Famous face: McKinnon has been a castmember on Saturday Night Live (pictured) since 2012. Her other credits include the all-female Ghostbusters reboot, Yesterday and Bombshell