Starz Picks up Drama on Gambling Scandal Involving Shohei Ohtani’s Former Interpreter

Starz picks up drama on gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter

After getting rebuffed by media companies with relationships with MLB, Lionsgate reached an agreement with Starz to develop the show about Shohei Ohtani's crooked interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.

Starz lands scripted adaptation of Shohei Ohtani translator gambling scandal

A scripted drama about the gambling scandal involving Japanese MLB star Shohei Ohtani and his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara is making its way to Starz. The series, which Lionsgate Television has been working on since April 2024, will be sold to Starz, according to Rick Porter in The Hollywood Reporter. Lionsgate is the former parent company of Starz, but the two formally separated in May of this year. Prior reports indicated that Lionsgate w…