Created by Emmy Award-nominated filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, โThe Big Connโ is produced by FunMeter (โMcMillion$โ), with Hernandez, Lazarte, and Peter King serving as executive producers, and Matt Kaye and Shannon Pence joining as co-executive producers.
Starring: Ella Frazee, Jackson Janowicz
Genres: TV Series, Documentary, Crime
Season One: Four Episodes
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Apple TV+ today released the trailer for โThe Big Conn,โ the new four-part documentary series that tells the unbelievable true story of larger-than-life attorney, Eric C. Conn, who defrauded the government and taxpayers over half a billion dollars in the largest Social Security fraud case in United States history. All four parts of the series will premiere alongside an Apple TV+ Original companion podcast that will explore Connโs con and outrageous lifestyle further with additional interviews and behind-the-scenes details. โThe Big Connโ series and podcast will make their global debut May 6 on Apple TV+ and Apple Podcasts, respectively.
โThe Big Connโ recently made its world premiere at SXSW with a screening of the first two episodes of the series followed by a Q&A with writer/directors James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte.
โThe Big Connโ joins a growing lineup of acclaimed and award-winning docuseries and documentaries on Apple TV+, including Emmy Award-winning โBoys Stateโ; โThe Velvet Underground,โ the acclaimed documentary from director Todd Haynes; Critics Choice Award-winning and Emmy and Grammy Award-nominated โBeastie Boys Storyโ; the global smash hit documentary โBillie Eilish: The Worldโs A Little Blurryโ; Werner Herzogโs Critics Choice Documentary Award nominee โFireball: Visitors from Darker Worldsโ; as well as upcoming documentaries โThey Call Me Magic,โ โThe Supermodelsโ and โNumber One on the Call Sheet,โ from acclaimed storytellers Jamie Foxx, Kevin Hart, Datari Turner and Dan Cogan.
The audio series will be a part of the Apple TV+ Original podcasts now streaming on Apple Podcasts, including the recently launched true-crime series โRun, Bambi, Run,โ the duPont-Columbia Award-winning โThe Line,โ โWild Things: Siegfried & Roy,โ โHookedโ and โThe Problem With Jon Stewart,โ as well as official companion podcasts for Apple TV+ series โFoundationโ and โFor All Mankind.โ
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