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Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story 2026

TV series · English · March 26, 2026

Created by R. T. Thorne, Cory BowlesWritten by Anthony Q. Farrell

Starring Shamier Anderson, King Bach, Mark McKinney, Karen Robinson, Ennis Esmer

Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story represents a Canadian comedic television production focused on sprinter Ben Johnson and his positive drug test during the 1988 Olympic Games. Shamier Anderson portrays Ben Johnson while King Bach plays his American competitor Carl Lewis. This series began airing March 26, 2026 on GameTV and Paramount+ in 2026.

Cast

• Shamier Anderson[[Ben Johnson
• King BachCarl Lewis
• Mark McKinney
• Karen Robinson
• Ennis Esmer
• Kristian Bruun
• Malaika Hennie Hamadi
• Ryan Belleville
• Darryl Hinds
• Lisa Horner
• Emma Hunter
• Suresh John
• Jonathan Langdon
• Gita Miller
• Andrew Phung
• Dewshane Williams
• Chelsea Green
• Amber Balcaen

Crew

Director

R. T. Thorne, Cory Bowles

Screenplay

Anthony Q. Farrell

Producer

Lana Maclin

Executive producer

Mark Montefiore, Anthony Q. Farrell, R. T. Thorne, Stephan James

Details

Production

Bay Mills Studios, New Metric Media

Network

GameTV, Paramount+

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