The creative team behind the popular mockumentary American Vandal are working on a similar project that skewers video games, and specifically eSports.
Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault have reached a deal with Paramount + for an “eSports mockumentary” called Players, according to Variety.
The show follows a fictional League of Legends professional team looking to win their first championship after a string of near misses. “To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together,” reads a line from the show’s description.
Yacenda is directing the show, while Funny Or Die’s Joe Farrell and Mike Farah are executive producers. League of Legends developer Riot Games is in on the joke, as it’s also a producer.
American Vandal ran for two seasons on Netflix. The first season was a spoof on true crime, tackling a high school story about painting penises on faculty cars. The second season involves a person putting laxatives in lemonade. Before that, Yacenda and Perrault made mockumentaries poking fun at ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series.
Source: Gamespot
