Amanda Seyfried Reveals Why She Didn't Meet with Elizabeth Holmes Before Filming 'The Dropout'

Amanda Seyfried is stepping out to promote her new Hulu series!

The 36-year-old Oscar-nominated actress stepped out in a pink plaid suit as she arrived at Good Morning America to chat about her new show The Dropout on Thursday morning (March 3) in New York City.

If you didn’t know, The Dropout follows the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who Amanda portrays in the show.

During her GMA interview, Amanda explained why she didn’t meet with Elizabeth before she started filming the show.

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“I was never too concerned with us being on the wrong path because of all the research and Liz Meriwether at the helm,” Amanda said, referring to the show’s creator. “I think we were very, very responsible.”

“This is our version of the story, and then real life is happening,” she continued. “And you’re like — you want to be involved but you don’t want to be too involved because you want to be able to serve the story.”

Amanda also talked about her enthusiasm in taking on this role.

“Playing a person who exists, being able to absorb the footage and mimic somebody and try to embody somebody that actually — there’s a template out there, is very exciting,” Amanda explained. “I hate to say that because it’s a real person with real consequences and a real life — and I wish her well — I just, as an actor, very specifically, it was thrilling.”

In another recent interview, Amanda looked back at a very awkward red carpet moment!

The first three episodes of The Dropout are available for streaming on Hulu now.