No, McMillions is not available on Netflix. There were many jaw-dropping moments, but this was definitely the biggest one. “I told you 'Black Mafia Family' was coming, and it's going to be the biggest show on television,” Jackson said in a statement. Fans of the Big Mac may end up lovin’ this truly bizarre story of fast-food fraud.

“Meech and Terry are legends and I am excited to bring their story to Starz.”. Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. But those dreams could only ever be dreams, because between 1989 and 2001, the game was riddled with fraud, and almost every winner won at the behest of two men who both went by "Jerry." Following Jerry’s death in a suspicious car accident, his mother “Ma Colombo” wanted to maintain custody of her grandson Francesco, so she ratted out her daughter-in-law Robin, who was already in prison for theft and forgery, in the hopes of keeping her out of the picture.

TV Guide editors handpick the shows that are actually worth watching and deliver daily recommendations straight to your inbox. “Winners” would pay $50,000 up front for the million dollar ticket, that all went to “Uncle Jimmy.” Yes, there are a surprising amount of Jimmy’s involved in this story. I had one confidential source who was an insider at the company and he or she gave me the full character work on Jacobson. Pretty much everyone involved, on both sides of the law, has a camera-ready personality, which makes for a very entertaining watch. But McMillions' flaws are outweighed by how good the story and characters are. Hernandez, who was "obsessed" with McDonald's Monopoly game as a kid and worked for the franchise as a teen, discovered the scandal on Reddit in 2012. This story is a gift for these directors, and for the lucky director who eventually directs the movie. “Ben reached out to me, said that he really wanted to do it, that he really loved the project,” Klawans says. The untitled flick tells the story of how ex-cop Jerome Jacobson rigged the McDonald’s Monopoly game and walked away with $24 million dollars which he shared with a group of shady as sin co-conspirators. This is something that happened in real life! I speak the same language as film producers.”, “It’s definitely a strength,” adds Klawans. The whole thing happened right under the fast food giant’s nose, and most of the culprits believe it would’ve carried on without a hitch if someone hadn’t placed an anonymous call to the FBI months before it became entangled in the War on Terror. By signing up, you agree to the CBS Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. But I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it.”, Already a subscriber?
“I’m big on three-act structure. The rest, as they always say, was history. He was the fox in the henhouse, stealing the game pieces and distributing them to chosen winners with the help of Gennaro "Jerry" Colombo, a crook who claimed affiliation with the Colombo mafia family.

But the big prizes — the million dollar winning prizes — were handed out in a grand conspiracy that involved a marketing firm and, of course, the New York mafia. Warner Bros. attempted to buy “McScam” for a film to star Steve Carell (with Whiskey Tango Foxtrot co-directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra attached to direct). The New Series About The McDonald’s Monopoly Scam, ‘McMillions,’ Is Insane 24 Jan 2020 (PT) Movie TV Netflix Marvel DC Trailers. But in the end — just about 72 hours after the story’s publication, to be precise — only one group would emerge victorious: 20th Century Fox and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s production company Pearl Street Films, which bid an eye-watering $1 million for the 8,700-word online long read (most articles command option fees of less than $1,000).