The Dark Money Game

When a powerful political lobbyist is found shot to death, his apparent suicide highlights a bizarre turn in Ohio's largest public corruption case accidentally uncovered by federal investigators that was nearly concealed by loose super PAC campaign financing rules.

Miniseries

S1 • E1

EP 2 ⏱ 115 min

Wealth of the Wicked

Trace the tangled history of campaign finance back to the creation of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 1975, the 2002 McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Bill, and the Citizens United decision of 2010 that has molded the shape and opacity of present-day super PACs which now flood the system with money.

Miniseries

S1 • E2

Overview

Discover the shadowy world of political donations and fundraising 15 years after the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizen’s United case, which enabled unlimited spending by hidden sources on many political campaigns.

First Air Date

2025-04-15

Last Air Date

2025-04-16

Language

English

Network

HBO

Credits

Alex Gibney — Producer

Trevor Davidoski — Producer

John Jordan — Producer

Nancy Abraham — Executive Producer

Lisa Heller — Executive Producer

Sara Rodriguez — Executive Producer

Jane Mayer — Executive Producer

Richard Perello — Executive Producer

Jane Mayer — Book