Apple Inks Deal for 4-Part Docuseries From 'McMillion$' Directors

[MacRumors]

Apple has given a straight-to-series order for a four-part documentary series from filmmakers Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez, known for their HBO docuseries "McMillion$" that detailed how the McDonald's Monopoly game was rigged for over a decade.

According to Deadline, multiple bidders were fighting over the rights to the new docuseries, and Apple ultimately struck a 7-figure deal.

The new docuseries, which is untitled as of yet, tells the "unbelievable true story of one of the largest scams in government history" with no additional details provided at this time.

McMillion$, which premiered on HBO earlier this year, explored how Jerry Jacobson, who was in charge of security for the agency that ran the Monopoly promotion for McDonald's, scammed the company out of $24 million.

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[moabal]

Well with the pandemic, production for new shows has grinded to a halt for every network and streaming service. Therefore, we should not see anything new (that was not ready to be released) for at least 3-6 months.

Apple will probably be forced to offer another free year or bundle Apple TV+ with another one of their service offerings.

I like a couple of the shows but not enough to be subscribed continuously another year once my trial is up.

 

[HiRez]

I really enjoyed McMillions, even if I did think it could have been condensed to 4-5 episodes instead of 6, it dragged a bit in the middle-end part. So hopefully these guys do something cool.

 

[ryanasimov]

McMillions was interesting but hugely padded, IMO; I found myself asking, "When will we hear about the actual scam?" as each episode plodded along.

 

[routine_analyst]

McMillions was a disorganized mess. A few minutes into the first episode it even begins to repeat itself... much like those shows that bait you on the existence of ancient aliens with the "conclusive evidence" that seemingly never is talked about but only mentioned.

 

[OriginalMacRat]

McMillions was interesting because of the actual facts, but the production was pretty bad and painful to watch at times.

 

[calzon65]

"Unbelievable true story of one of the largest scams in government history" ... I think that list would be way to long for just one documentary.

 

[otternonsense]

Is that where Apple's funds are ending up?

 

[ericg301]

I really enjoyed McMillions, even if I did think it could have been condensed to 4-5 episodes instead of 6, it dragged a bit in the middle-end part. So hopefully these guys do something cool.

came here to say the same thing. the end just sort of fizzled out...and it was tiring to watch

 

[CarlJ]

McMillions was interesting because of the actual facts, but the production was pretty bad and painful to watch at times.

Well, one complaint that I haven’t heard anyone yet lodge at Apple’s shows is, “their production values are bad”. It seems they get praise for being very well produced, even if people don’t like the themes or plots. So, combine that with someone who has good stories to tell, maybe we’ll get something good.

 

[thedarkhalf]

came here to say the same thing. the end just sort of fizzled out...and it was tiring to watch

Ditto. It really dragged on from the middle to the end...

 

[HiRez]

McMillions was interesting because of the actual facts, but the production was pretty bad and painful to watch at times.

This is based on a Daily Beast article from 2018 called "McScam: How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions", which was a riveting read, that's how I first heard about it. The HBO series is cool because it lets you see the actual people involved, but I think the article was more compelling. The HBO series would have been a lot better at 60%-70% of its bloated length. Supposedly Ben Affleck was directing a movie about the same subject starring Matt Damon, but it got shelved/delayed. That would have provided a tighter, faster-paced version of the same story.

I'll link the article here, but unfortunately, it's now behind a paywall.

McScam: How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions

 

[mattopotamus]

McMillions was way too long. The hilarious FBI agent carried the early episodes. When his air time went away, the show went to ****.

 

[NMBob]

Is this really all this society has to spend 'seven figures' on? Must be getting old.

 

[macduke]

If it's about big cat people or government leadership right now then I'm in. They all seem to be about the same level of crazy.

 

[class77]

Forget that. Show me another show from the producers/directors of Defending Jacob or Truth Be Told. Those were the best shows that have been on Apple TV

 

[BaltimoreMediaBlog]

I used to win free Small Fries often, but nothing else ever.

 

[femike]

I wish Apple had the same passion and fire towards building a decent mac 'mini' or a consumer mac 'pro'.

 

[bcburrows]

Had apple tv+ since got an iPhone 11 - not watched it once...

 

[Supermacguy]

"...one of the largest scams in government history" - Not government history, PRIVATE CORPORATION's history. Or even simpler, just "history".