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[via press release from HBO]
HBO Original Docu-Comedy Series OOBAH: SCAMS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW Debuts November 22
· Filmmaker Oobah Butler's five-episode HBO Original docu-comedy series OOBAH: SCAMS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW, from A24, Abso Lutely, and Central, debuts SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
· Logline: Known for his viral stunts, including creating London's #1-rated fake restaurant, Oobah Butler (The Great Amazon Heist, Vice's Life Hacks) sets his sights on the world's biggest industries and most powerful institutions. To infiltrate the worlds of wine, wellness, royalty, and more, Oobah hatches elaborate and increasingly audacious schemes by gaming online reviews, assuming made-up personas, and launching fake companies with entirely bogus backstories. Subversive, funny, and irreverent, OOBAH: SCAMS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW proves that hacking the system might be the best path toward a brighter future.
· Credits: Concept by Oobah Butler. Executive produced by Oobah Butler; Dave Kneebone and Janel Kranking for Abso Lutely Productions; Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, and Josh Safdie for Central; A24; Daniel Lucchesi; Tristan Cross; Adam Schwartz; Richie Doyle; and Conor Hannon. Directed by Daniel Lucchesi.
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