COLUMBUS – George Clooney’s Smokehouse Pictures is reportedly planning to produce a docuseries about the decades-long sex abuse scandal in the athletic department at OSU.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series, which hasn’t found an outlet yet, will deal with allegations against former sports doctor Richard Strauss and university officials’ lack of response.
Lawsuits filed in the past two years indicate that the number of victims is in the hundreds.
The series is reportedly based on an October 2020 Sports Illustrated story.
Sports Illustrated Studios and 101 Studios are producing alongside Smokehouse Pictures, the newspaper reported.