Miniseries · HBO
McMillion$
Everyone played it. One man rigged it.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How McMillion$ actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
McMillion$ reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
A detailed account of the McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s as told by the participants in the case, including the prizewinners and the FBI agents who caught the security officer who orchestrated the entire scheme.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
An anonymous tip to FBI agent Doug Mathews speaks of a con surrounding the much-beloved McDonald's Monopoly game and its mysterious mastermind, a man going by the moniker of “Uncle Jerry.”
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E02
Episode 2
Hoping to unmask “Uncle Jerry,” the FBI investigates two prominent figures they believe are connected to the scam; Agent Mathews and McDonald's employee Amy Murray pay a visit to a prior winner, who sweats and mumbles as their cameras roll.
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E05
Episode 5
Focusing their attention on Dwight Baker, the FBI intercepts a call with “Uncle Jerry” that leads them to capture evidence of a game piece exchange. The FBI works overtime to launch a coordinated cross-country day of indictments.
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E06
Episode 6
As the trial nears, any of the defendants take plea deals, but George Chandler and others decide to fight to prove their innocence. When Jerome “Jerry” Jacobson takes the stand, the remaining details of how he pulled off his scheme are disclosed.
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E03
Episode 3
Frank Colombo reveals how “Uncle Jerry” would sell the winning tickets to his brother, Gennaro “Jerry” Colombo, for a premium. The undercover FBI video crew interviews a winner who tries to obscure the origins of her million-dollar game ticket.
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E04
Episode 4
Gennaro “Jerry” Colombo lands in the ICU, leading Jerome “Jerry” Jacobson to scout for new recruiters. Dwight Baker and others join the operation. The FBI gathers intel on “Uncle Jerry's” middlemen and ends up tailing Dwight to the airport.
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E02
Episode 2
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
S01E01
Episode 1
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
- Written by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mark WahlbergExecutive Producer
- Archie GipsExecutive Producer
- Stephen LevinsonExecutive Producer
- Sara Elizabeth TimminsProducer
- Lisa HellerExecutive Producer
- Brian LazarteExecutive Producer
Writing
- Brian LazarteWriter
- James Lee HernandezWriter
Direction
- Brian LazarteDirector
- James Lee HernandezDirector
Cinematography
- Jeff DolenDirector of Photography
Music
- Pinar ToprakOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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