Kate McKinnon to play Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in a Hulu series, which is perfect

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In the sort of casting decision apparently target-engineered to elicit an “Oh fuck, that’s perfect” from any and everyone exposed to it, Deadline reports this afternoon that Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon has just been tapped to play Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in an upcoming limited series from Hulu. If the deal goes through, McKinnon would star in The Dropout for the streaming service, applying years of experience playing dead-eyed, tight-lipped, off-puttingly smiling weirdos to perhaps the apex of said craft.