Ippei Mizuhara, left, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for defrauding Shohei Othani. Christian Petersen / Getty Images A television project about the gambling scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara, ...

A television drama about the gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is in development by Starz, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will tell “the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After 18 months of shopping the script, the proposed Lionsgate Television series based on the gambling scandal ...

The project from Lionsgate Television counts ‘Air’ screenwriter Alex Convery and Justin Lin among its executive producers. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor A Lionsgate TV project about the ...

One of the wildest and biggest gambling scandals of the last few years could soon play out in a drama-based television show. Lionsgate TV is developing the show for Starz. The drama will look at the ...

(L-R) Ippei Mizuhara and Shohei Ohtani; (inset) Justin Lin and Alex Convery Getty/Michael Buckner for Deadline/Julien James Starz is in development on an untitled project from Lionsgate about the ...