LOS ANGELES 鈥� A Netflix documentary will use actor recreations of FBI wiretaps to tell the story of Rick Singer, the man at the
Netflix announced Monday that 鈥淥peration Varsity Blues" will be released on March 17.
Named for the FBI operation that exposed the scandal, the documentary will focus not on the convicted celebrities like Huffman and Loughlin, but on how Singer persuaded them and many other wealthy clients to cheat to get their children into elite colleges.
Netflix said in its announcement that the documentary will use 鈥渁n innovative combination of interviews and narrative recreations of the FBI鈥檚 wiretapped conversations between Singer and his clients.鈥�
The documentary is from filmmakers Chris Smith and Jon Karmen, whose previous credits include Netflix鈥檚 Fyre festival documentary and 鈥淭iger King.鈥�
Actor Matthew Modine plays Singer, the admitted mastermind of the operation who flipped and started working with investigators, secretly recording his conversations with parents and coaches.
More than 50 people were charged in the scandal that saw parents pay bribes to have someone cheat on their children鈥檚 entrance exams or pretend their kids were star athletes for sports they didn鈥檛 play.
Singer pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and several other charges, and is expected to testify at defendants' trials. He has not been sentenced.
The Associated Press
