BOTTOM LINE: Smart and compelling, with great performances, "Apple Cider Vinegar" also has a lot to say about human nature.

Netflix’s new series Apple Cider Vinegar tells the shocking story of a woman named Belle Gibson, who pretends to have cancer and then “cures” it with a healthy lifestyle. But it also draws attention to largely unproven methods of cancer treatment, like black salve.

The series Apple Cider Vinegar, out on Netflix Feb. 6, follows a wellness guru who pretends to be very unwell in a story that is based on true events. It’s been a decade since it was revealed that the Australian wellness entrepreneur Belle Gibson,