Paramount Plus is boosting its CanCon with acquisition and development deals that include a scripted comedy inspired by the Ben Johnson doping scandal and a limited series from Elliot Page’s production company.
The Paramount-owned streamer touted four Canadian series in the works including Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story, from writer Anthony Q. Farrell of The Office and Run the Burbs, and Letterkenny producers New Metric Media.
The premise is described as “the scandal behind the scandal that brought the ‘world’s fastest man’ from hero to zero in 9.79 seconds.”
The sprinter was stripped of his 100-metre gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games for
