{"id":113066,"date":"2020-05-18T22:06:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T22:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/05\/18\/apple-lands-four-part-docuseries-by-mcmillion-directors"},"modified":"2020-05-18T22:06:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T22:06:43","slug":"apple-lands-four-part-docuseries-by-mcmillion-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/18\/apple-lands-four-part-docuseries-by-mcmillion-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple lands four-part docuseries by ‘McMillion$’ directors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apple has inked a deal for a four-part documentary series by acclaimed documentary filmmakers Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez, known for their work on HBO’s “McMillion$.”\n<\/p>\n

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The company has given a straight-to-series order in a seven-figure deal for the docuseries, undoubtedly slated for Apple TV+<\/a>. It won the rights in what Deadline<\/em> describes as a “highly competitive situation.”\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The new docuseries, which is currently untitled, “tells the unbelievable true story of one of the largest scams in government history,” Deadline<\/em> reports<\/a>. The series will be produced through Lazarte’s and Hernandez’s Fun Meter Productions.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lazarte and Hernandez are known for their HBO docuseries “McMillion$,” which explored the true story of a criminal mastermind who stole $24 million from the McDonald’s Monopoly game in the 1990s.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The docuseries joins a growing slate of unscripted Apple TV+ original content, including “Home,” “Beastie Boys Story,” and “Visible: Out On Television.”\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier in May, Apple poached<\/a> the BBC’s<\/em> documentary chief to produce unscripted content for its streaming platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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