McMillions: Season 1

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Mcmillions: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: February 3, 2020

Summary: The six-part documentary series looks into how a security auditor exploited the McDonald's Monopoly game for over a decade, stealing $24 million in cash and prizes.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Business, Documentary, Food & Cooking

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: March 9, 2020
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: March 2, 2020
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: February 24, 2020

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Brianna Wellen

Feb 3, 2020

McMillions proves that truth is stranger, and more entertaining, than fiction. Read full review

Allison Keene

Feb 5, 2020

While McMillions is a surprisingly fun examination of the con and the con men, it’s also a worthy portrayal of the toll that predatory offers take on those most vulnerable to their poisoned charms. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

May 27, 2020

It would have made a better Hollywood film than documentary series, were it not for one man who makes the whole thing irresistible. ... When Mathews is on screen, McMillions is a winner. Read full review

Robert Levin

Jan 31, 2020

The first three episodes of "McMillion$" unpack the incredible story of the McDonald's Monopoly scam with flair, even if the shape and contours of the series are familiar. Read full review

Pilot Viruet

Jan 29, 2020

While it’s not entirely successful, the directing team’s approach is certainly skillful, and McMillions is definitely a fun watch. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Jun 9, 2020

McMillions was a terrific, upbeat, gore-free true-crime story of our times stretched out way, way too long. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Jan 28, 2020

The film seems uncertain how to handle the bounty of both incident and of peculiar humanity that flows out of its story. The pacing, for instance, forces the viewer to hurry up and wait. .... The film leans hard on artless devices, including a predilection for re-enactment that feels like something out of “America’s Most Wanted.” ... [The people in “McMillions”] deserved more serious consideration. Read full review

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21MJB24

Jun 10, 2020

An okay documentary.. goes on a little too long. It’s still interesting, but nothing you HAVE to watch.

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UncleWillard

Feb 12, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Starts off as an interesting story, but quickly gets super boring. You can tell that MCDs had a huge amount of oversight as they keep mentioning how cooperative they were in assisting. Could have been an interesting documentary film, but not a series.… Expand

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Moose41598

Feb 6, 2020

Awful. This documentary is terrible. I read the story when it came out a couple of years ago, and was so excited to show it to my wife when I saw they were making a documentary. This may just be me projecting but it just feels like Wahlberg's fingers are all over this. Looking for addedAwful. This documentary is terrible. I read the story when it came out a couple of years ago, and was so excited to show it to my wife when I saw they were making a documentary. This may just be me projecting but it just feels like Wahlberg's fingers are all over this. Looking for added drama through a score that makes a really weird tone for the entire first episode. Someone behind the scenes really wants to play up the intensity even if the crime and story don't necessarily call for it.

The main agent, is weird. Strikes me as an entirely unreliable narrator for this documentary. By the time the first episode ends it makes its first twist. But it is a SLOG to get there. The pacing is glacial, the over explanation is monotonous. I don't think that I can make myself tune in for another episode of this.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 3, 2020
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: March 9, 2020
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: March 2, 2020
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: February 24, 2020
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: February 3, 2020