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AppleInsider - Apple lands four-part docuseries by ‘McMillion$’ directors - xSicKxBot - 05-19-2020
Apple lands four-part docuseries by ‘McMillion$’ directors
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<p>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$.”
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<p>The company has given a straight-to-series order in a seven-figure deal for the docuseries, undoubtedly slated for <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-tv-plus">Apple TV+</a>. It won the rights in what <em>Deadline</em> describes as a “highly competitive situation.”
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<p>The new docuseries, which is currently untitled, “tells the unbelievable true story of one of the largest scams in government history,” <em>Deadline</em> <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/05/mcmillions-directors-apple-seven-figure-deal-docuseries-government-fraud-scandal-brian-lazarte-james-lee-hernandez-1202937459/">reports</a>. The series will be produced through Lazarte’s and Hernandez’s Fun Meter Productions.
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<p>Lazarte and Hernandez are known for their HBO docuseries “McMillion$,” which explored the true story of a criminal mastermind who stole $24 million from the McDonald’s Monopoly game in the 1990s.
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<p>The docuseries joins a growing slate of unscripted Apple TV+ original content, including “Home,” “Beastie Boys Story,” and “Visible: Out On Television.”
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<p>Earlier in May, Apple <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/06/apple-poaches-bbc-documentary-chief-for-unscripted-apple-tv-content">poached</a> the <em>BBC’s</em> documentary chief to produce unscripted content for its streaming platform.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/05/18/apple-lands-four-part-docuseries-by-mcmillion-directors/