As an avid wrestling fan for over 25 years, I’ve been wondering when a Vince McMahon bio-pic film or series would be developed. That wonder is no more as The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that WWF/WWE chairman Vince McMahon’s steroid trial from 1994 will receive the limited series treatment and be titled The United States of America vs. Vince McMahon
Blumhouse Television is partnering with the WWE to develop a limited series and will be the first scripted portrayal of a part of the company’s history and the stars of that era. Blumhouse TV president Chris McCumber stated,
“We have a dramatic, riveting saga — one that’s crazier than fiction — that will appeal to the cross-section of Blumhouse and WWE fans,”
“To say I’m thrilled about collaborating again with WWE is an understatement.”
Per the show’s logline,
“with his liberty at stake, two school-aged children at home and with WWE on the brink of bankruptcy, [McMahon] refused to take a plea deal. Ultimately, McMahon stood trial and was acquitted unanimously by a jury of his peers and went on to build a multi-billion-dollar global sports entertainment empire.”
McMahon will be an executive producer of the project along with WWE’s chief of global television distribution Kevin Dunn, McCumber, Blumhouse founder Jason Blum and Jeremy Gold.
Dunn added,
“Jason, Chris and their team at Blumhouse create amazing work and we look forward to delivering an inside look into one of the most pivotal moments in our company’s history,”
