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The Dark Money Game

The Dark Money Game

Money changes everything.

162025•6.8/10
Documentary

Ratings

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6.8/10(4)

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.

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Production

HBO Documentary Films, Jigsaw Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 15, 2025

Last Aired

April 16, 2025

Networks

HBO

Created By

Alex Gibney, Jane Mayer

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Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Ohio Confidential
Air date: 2025-04-15
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.
E2
Wealth of the Wicked
Air date: 2025-04-16
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.

Cast

Jane Mayer

Self - Journalist, Author of 'Dark Money'

James Bopp

Self - Attorney, National Right to Life Committee

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