Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul
Juul was the fastest-growing company in history. Now, they’re a cautionary tale. Based on the book Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul by TIME Health Correspondent Jamie Ducharme, this four-part doc-series unpacks 20 years of Silicon Valley innovation, influence, and insanity to explain the spectacular flameout of the vaping device that almost changed everything.
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A new four-part Netflix docuseries called "Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul" tells the story of the near-downfall of one of the fastest-growing companies in U.S. history. Series creators R.J. Cutler and Jamie Ducharme join "CBS Mornings" for a closer look.
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CAN I HIT your Juul? That billion-dollar question whispered in study halls and hollered at house parties among teens and 20-somethings is explored in Netflix’s new documentary series, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul.
Watch a conversation about the new Netflix documentary series “Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul.” The director R. J. Cutler and Jamie Ducharme, the author of “Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul,” join Atlantic staff writer Shirley Li to discuss how vaping became an epidemic among young people.
At one point, e-cigarette maker Juul was valued at $38 billion, qualifying the company as one of the most successful startups in Silicon Valley history. But that book value proved as ephemeral as a cloud of smoke.
R.J. Cutler will direct and produce the documentary series Big Vape, an adaptation of Jamie Ducharme’s upcoming nonfiction book about the rise of the controversial e-cigarette company Juul.
AWARDS
Emmy Awards Winner, Outstanding Business And Economic Documentary
Critics Choice Awards Nominee, Best Limited Documentary Series
RealScreen Awards Nominee, Non-Fiction Science & Technology
Director
R.J. Cutler
executive Producers
R.J. Cutler
Lindsay Panell
Ian Orefice
Trevor Smith
Elise Pearlstein
Rebecca Teitel
Justin Falvey
Darryl Frank