HBO Acquires George Clooney’s Feature Doc on Ohio State Abuse Scandal
thewrap.comreported as a docuseries last year, is produced by Clooney and Grant Heslov of Smokehouse Pictures and David C. Glasser of 101 Studios.
The documentary will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max, though no premiere date has been announced. Oscar and Emmy winner Eva Orner (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) will direct the film, which will explore the experiences of the victims of OSU’s former athletics physician, Dr.
Richard Strauss. These include hundreds of male student athlete victims, ranging from All-American wrestlers to football players and beyond, many of whom are speaking out publicly for the first time in this documentary.
Former UFC heavyweight champion and OSU alum Mark Coleman, who first spoke with Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim about his experiences, will also be one of the featured voices. “I’m honored to join this incredible creative team,” Orner said. “This film is about the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of American Higher Education.
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