Anatomy of Lies on Peacock tells the story of Elisabeth Finch, a Grey’s Anatomy writer who widely lied regarding her personal and medical history. While she was primarily being celebrated for her powerful essay on surviving a rare bone cancer, chondrosarcoma, it later came to light that Elisabeth Finch was faking the whole thing to secure a job on the show.
Elisabeth Finch’s lies were revealed in 2022 when her estranged wife Jennifer Beyer confronted her about the inconsistencies in her narrative regarding treatment. Finch reportedly confessed that she lied, almost immediately after she was confronted.
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Anatomy of Lies is a three-part docuseries and is currently streaming on Peacock.
Anatomy of Lies release date
Anatomy of Lies premiered on Peacock on October 15, 2024. All three episodes of the docuseries dropped at the same time and are currently available to stream.
Each of the episodes is 60 minutes long.
Plot of Anatomy of Lies
Anatomy of Lies documents the rise and fall of Elisabeth Finch, who exploited and manipulated everyone close to her for professional and personal gains.
The official plot synopsis of the show reads,
“Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch wows Hollywood with her extraordinary life story, but one woman’s quest to discover the truth reveals a jaw-dropping web of lies."
It continues,
"Following the shocking exclusive feature first published in Vanity Fair in 2022, comes a new three-part documentary series that gives audiences unique insight into a Hollywood dream that was simply too good to be true, and a scandal that engulfed one of the biggest and most beloved television shows of the past 20 years.”
The cast and crew of Anatomy of Lies
The docu-series features some of the closest contacts of Elisabeth Finch, who have spoken up about her for the first time.
One major person featured on the show is Finch’s estranged wife Jennifer Beyer. Being a trauma survivor herself, Beyer connected with Finch and her stories of survival. However, when she uncovered the web of lies and deceit that Finch had woven, it became important for her to speak the truth.
Anatomy of Lies is co-directed and executively produced by Evgenia Peretz alongside David Schisgall. She is also the author of a two-part Vanity Fair series that followed the time Finch had spent in Hollywood and also her relationship with Beyer. Dorothy St. Pictures and Vanity Fair Studios are producing Anatomy of Lies.
More on Elisabeth Finch, the central character in Anatomy of Lies
Elisabeth Finch worked as a consulting producer and writer on Grey’s Anatomy before she quit in 2022 and was often consulted for the show's cancer-related research. She also worked as a writer on shows like The Vampire Diaries and True Blood.
According to People, the team of Grey’s Anatomy had wanted to fire her during her tenure at the show. However, Mark Wilding, former Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy writer mentioned that the executives of the show allegedly said,
“You can't fire Finchy. Finchy has cancer. She has to stay on the show.”
This ensured that she stayed on the show until she was placed on administrative leave in March 2022 as investigation on the validity of her claims had begun. It gradually unraveled all of her lies, ultimately bringing down the house of cards she had built.
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