Following years of shows about actual crime, miscarriages of justice, and the behind-the-scenes antics of sports, producers are now significantly investing in shows about business.

"The Dropout," which launched on Hulu on March 3 in the United States, is based on the true storey of Theranos, a Silicon Valley business that promised to revolutionise blood tests but never delivered.

France24 reported that its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, was named the world's youngest "self-made" woman billionaire at the time, but she was convicted guilty of criminal fraud against investors by a jury in January.

Just in time for the premiere, Showtime debuted "Super Pumped," a documentary series about the growth of Uber and its CEO Travis Kalanick's subsequent collapse.

In 2017, Kalanick was forced to quit after allegations of abusive management methods and multiple incidents of sexual and psychological harassment at the firm surfaced.

Meanwhile, on March 18, Apple TV will debut "WeCrashed," an eight-episode fictitious series on another "gig economy" icon: the office-sharing business WeWork and its eccentric founder Adam Neumann.