Shohei Ohtani interpreter Gaming scandal series is approaching Starz Deal
The series about Shohei Ohtani and the gambling scandal around his interpreter can soon be on the way.
Variety Has learned from sources that the Premium Cabler is approaching a deal for the series, although it is not closed at the moment. The project was first in the making at Lionsgate Television in May 2024. According to sources, Alex Converse will serve as a writer. Scott Delman and Albert Chen are both confirmed to produce. Max Elins supervises Lionsgate TV.
Representatives for Starz refused to comment.
Ohtani made the headlines all over the world when he signed a 10-year contract of $ 700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The star jug and designated Hitter has been working with interpreter Ippei Mizuhara for years, but only one day in the MLB season of 2024, it was revealed that Mizuhara had stolen almost $ 17 million from Ohtani to cover gambling debts. He was immediately fired and later changed to the federal authorities. He later committed guilty and tax fraud, for which he was sentenced to almost five years in prison. He started to challenge his sentence in June 2025.
This would mark the TV writing debut for Converse. Hij schreef eerder het script voor de Amazon MGM Studios-film “Air”, die in première ging in 2023. Met Matt Damon en Ben Affleck met Affleck met Affleck ook regisserend, vertelde de film het verhaal van hoe de toen gevlekkende Nike een jonge Michael Jordan overtuigde om met het bedrijf te ondertekenen, leidend tot de lancering van de iconische Air Jordan Shoe Line.
Converse is being reputed by UTA, Untitled Entertainment and Yorn Levine Barnes.
Chen previously wrote the sports gambling book ‘Million Dollar Fantasy’. He is also the co-creator, co-gastheer and producer of the podcast “All American” by Stitcher and SiriusXM. He was a senior editor at Sports Illustrated, during which time he treated extensively baseball, and was also a contribution to the MLB network.
Lionsgate and Starz were previously part of the same company, but were officially separated into two different entities (again) from May 2025. The original programming of Starz now includes “Outlander” and the upcoming prequel “Blood of My Blood”, shows the “Power” universe and the recently “origin,” Power: “Power:” Power: “Power:” Power: “Power:” Power: “Power:” Power: “” “” “” Power Bmf. “BMF.” Bmf.
