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McMillions
GenreTrue crime
Documentary series
Written by
  • James Lee Hernandez
  • Brian Lazarte
Directed by
  • James Lee Hernandez
  • Brian Lazarte
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
  • Unrealistic Ideas
  • HBO Entertainment
Original release
NetworkHBO

McMillions (stylized as McMillion$) is an upcoming documentary series about the McDonald's Monopoly game scam that occurred between 1989 and 2001 by ex-cop, Jerry Jacobson. The series is set to premiere on February 3, 2020 on HBO.

Premise

McMillions "examines the $24 million worth of fraud that corrupted the McDonald’s Monopoly game between 1989 and 2001, in which there were almost no legitimate million dollar winners in the contest."[1]

Production

The series is executive produced by Unrealistic Ideas' Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Archie Gips and written, directed and also executive produced by James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte.[2][3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Welk, Brian (January 9, 2020). "McDonalds Monopoly Scam Gets Exposed in HBO Doc 'McMillion$' Trailer". TheWrap. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (11 August 2018). "Mark Wahlberg To Produce True Crime Docuseries 'McMillions' On McDonald's Monopoly Game Scam". Deadline. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (January 9, 2020). "'McMillions' Docuseries Will Go Inside McDonald's Monopoly Game Scam". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 10, 2020.