"He wrote on his Substack account that the show has no depth and doesn't give viewers any reason to come back."
Producer Adam McKay is jumping aboard the pirate ship to work on various projects, as both parties announced their partnership on Le Batard's "South Beach Sessions."
"Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, the drama follows the professional and personal lives...
"John C. Rielly, a favorite of McKay's, will play Lakers owner Jerry Buss."
“McKay will direct Showtime’s pilot, and has begun his casting search for Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar and head coach Pat Riley.”