Grey's Anatomy true crime documentary unveils first look
Anatomy of Lies, Peacock's new true crime d0cuseries, has released an official trailer.
The three-part docuseries will chart the "rise and fall" of former Grey's Anatomy writer and executive producer Elisabeth Finch, whose "jaw-dropping lies fooled Hollywood for years, and became fodder for many high-profile episodes of Grey's".
Finch, who is best known for writing the 2019 episode 'Silent All These Years' (in which she also made a cameo as a nurse), left the hit medical drama in 2022 after a Vanity Fair exposé alleged that she lied about her medical history and weaved the fabricated stories into the show.
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The documentary's synopsis continues: "Her final mark was trauma survivor Jennifer Beyer, who entrusted Finch with her deepest secrets. But as Beyer uncovers the web of lies that deceived Hollywood for years, she faces a daunting challenge: Can she reclaim the narrative from a convincing storyteller who showed no signs of stopping?"
Finch publicly claimed that she had a rare form of bone cancer, lost a kidney, and had an abortion while undergoing chemotherapy.
Following Vanity Fair's exposé, Disney opened an investigation into Finch's medical history. However, Finch reportedly refused to provide medical documentation to substantiate her claims and she was placed on administrative leave (via The Hollywood Reporter).
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She resigned from Grey's Anatomy soon after being put on administrative leave and the investigation ended.
In December 2022, Finch admitted during an interview with The Ankler that she "never had any form of cancer".
"I told a lie when I was 34 years old and it was the biggest mistake of my life," she said. "It just got bigger and bigger and bigger and got buried deeper and deeper inside me."
Anatomy of Lies will release on Peacock on October 15.
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