A TV series about the gambling scandal involving Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter who stole nearly $17 million from him is in development.
Just one day after Ippei Mizuhara agreed to plead guilty to charges of bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return, Lionsgate Television is reportedly launching the project with producers Scott Delman and Albert Chen, according to Deadline.
The as-yet-untitled project will follow Ohtani's rise as a baseball star and the achievements that led to two American League MVP awards and his record-breaking, 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers.