HBO has ordered a pilot for a scripted drama series from Oscar winner Adam McKay (Vice, The Big Short) titled “Showtime,” which will focus on the highs and lows of the legendary 1980s Los Angeles Lakers on and off the court, Deadline reported on Tuesday.
The series will be an adaptation of the nonfiction book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” by Jeff Pearlman. Production is set to begin this summer, but they have yet to cast anyone for the series.
It’s for that reason we’re doing our part here at Silver Screen and Roll to make life easier on the casting directors by offering suggestions as to who should play the stars of the film, like Magic Johnson, Pat Riley, Jerry Buss and others.