Peacock’s exciting new documentary series, Anatomy of Lies, tells the shocking story of Elisabeth Finch, a former writer for Grey’s Anatomy who fooled Hollywood and tricked her closest friends with her lies. Directed by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall, the three-part series first aired on October 15, 2024.
The series shows us Finch’s mind-boggling lies, including false claims of fighting cancer and going through traumatic personal events. Her lies were exposed in a 2022 article by Vanity Fair titled The Scene Stealer.
Featuring interviews with people close to Finch, including her ex-wife, Jennifer Beyer, the series gives a rare look into how a once-respected Hollywood figure manipulated people around her.
If you’re curious to watch the fascinating story, keep reading to know where you can stream Anatomy of Lies.
Elisabeth Finch's scandal led to Anatomy of Lies
Elisabeth Finch was once praised as a talented writer for Grey’s Anatomy, known for helping the show address important and emotional topics. However, many of the stories she narrated were based on lies about her own life.
Accortding to The Wrap, Finch made up stories about having a rare type of cancer, surviving abuse, and experiencing personal tragedies.
A Vanity Fair article, which inspired Anatomy of Lies, uncovered Finch’s web of falsehoods. She even used her then-partner Jennifer Beyer’s painful past to make her own fake stories seem believable.
As Beyer explained, Finch’s lies eventually fell apart, sparking a search for the truth that became the focus of the documentary. Finch’s deceit didn’t just affect her personal relationships, it went further.
“She saw her life like a TV series,” one interviewee shared in the trailer
This points at her constant need to create more and more shocking stories. Finch’s lies didn’t just harm the people around her but also influenced Grey’s Anatomy, with many episodes mirroring the fake experiences she had invented.
What can you expect from Anatomy of Lies?
Anatomy of Lies offers a real and unfiltered look at Finch’s journey to fame and her eventual collapse. The docu-series includes interviews with her former colleagues, friends, and her ex-wife, Jennifer Beyer.
Beyer, who described herself as Finch’s “final mark,” opens up about feeling deeply betrayed. In the trailer, she says,
“When you love somebody, you ignore red flags until they’re hitting you in the head.”
This three-part documentary, created by Vanity Fair Studios, explores how Finch’s lies affected not just her victims but also the wider Hollywood community.
According to Oxygen, Finch admitted to lying in a 2022 interview with The Ankler.
“I hurt a lot of people, and I’m going to work my f*****g a** off to rebuild those relationships.”
Anatomy of Lies director Evgenia Peretz tells a powerful story using interviews and old videos, and showing how Finch’s lies affected others.
For fans of true crime documentaries, the series brings personal drama and fuses it with industry scandal, making it fascinating and unsettling.
Watch Anatomy of Lies and similar shows on Peacock
All three episodes of Anatomy of Lies were released on October 15, 2024, and are only available on Peacock. You can pick between two plans: the Premium plan with ads for $7.99/month or the Premium Plus plan without ads for $14/month.
Both plans give you access to Peacock’s large collection of true-crime documentaries including Dr. Death and The TikTok Star Murders.
If you don’t have cable, no problem! Peacock works on many devices such as Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. New subscribers can also try Peacock for free, making it easy for anyone to watch this docuseries.
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