The Dark Money Game Ohio Confidential (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 116 min | Documentary

The Dark Money Game

Ohio Confidential (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 116 min | Documentary

A lobbyist's death leads FBI investigators to expose a $61M slush fund scheme linking Ohio's House Speaker to a billion-dollar corporate bailout through super PAC financing.

Director

Alex Gibney

Writers

Alex Gibney (written by) | Jane Mayer (based on the book by)

Producers

Trevor Davidoski (producer) | Alex Gibney (producer) | John Jordan (producer)

Composer

Peter Nashel

Cinematographers

Antonio Rossi (director of photography) | Shane Sigler (director of photography)

Editor

Aleks Gezentsvey

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 15, 2025

Release date

Apr 15, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Known for
Jane Mayer Self - Journalist, Author of Dark Money Self - Journalist, Author of Dark Money See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Maureen O'Connor Self - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio 2010 - 2022 Self - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio 2010 - 2022 See fewer	The Dark Money Game (2025)
James Bopp Self - Attorney, National Right to Life Committee Self - Attorney, National Right to Life Committee See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Laura A. Bischoff Self - Statehouse Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch Self - Statehouse Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch See fewer	The Dark Money Game (2025)
Jeffrey Williams Self - Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Self - Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent See fewer	The Dark Money Game (2025)
Tyler Fehrman Self - Republican Campaign Manager 2018 Self - Republican Campaign Manager 2018 See fewer	The Dark Money Game (2025)
Emily Glatfelter Self - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Ohio Self - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Ohio See fewer	The Dark Money Game (2025)
David M. Devillers Self - U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Ohio 2019 - 2021 Self - U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Ohio 2019 - 2021 See fewer	The Dark Money Game (2025)
Jack Abramoff Self - Former Lobbyist (archive footage) Self - Former Lobbyist (archive footage) See fewer	Red Scorpion (1988)
Matt Borges Self - Former Ohio Republican Party Chair (archive footage) Self - Former Ohio Republican Party Chair (archive footage) See fewer
Neil Clark Self - Lobbyist (archive footage) Self - Lobbyist (archive footage) See fewer
Sedrick Denson Self - Ohio State Representative (D) (as Rep. Sedrick Denson) Self - Ohio State Representative (D) (as Rep. Sedrick Denson) See fewer	The Dark Money Game (2025)
Mike DeWine Self - Ohio Governor (R) (archive footage) (as Gov. Mike Dewine) Self - Ohio Governor (R) (archive footage) (as Gov. Mike Dewine) See fewer	I Am Evidence (2017)
Russ Feingold Self - United States Senator 1993 - 2011 (archive footage) (as Sen. Russ Feingold) Self - United States Senator 1993 - 2011 (archive footage) (as Sen. Russ Feingold) See fewer	Crashing the States
Dan Foley Self - Candidate for Ohio State House of Representative (archive footage) Self - Candidate for Ohio State House of Representative (archive footage) See fewer
Timothy Ginter Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Timothy Ginter) Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Timothy Ginter) See fewer
Dave Greenspan Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Dave Greenspan) Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Dave Greenspan) See fewer
Reid Hoffman Self - LinkedIn Co-Founder (archive footage) Self - LinkedIn Co-Founder (archive footage) See fewer	Lloyd Alexander (2012)
Larry Householder Self - Former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (archive footage) Self - Former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (archive footage) See fewer
Michael Imperioli Neil Clark (voice) Neil Clark (voice) See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Derek Merrin Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Derek Merrin) Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Derek Merrin) See fewer
Elon Musk Self - Trump Supporter (archive footage) Self - Trump Supporter (archive footage) See fewer	Machete Kills (2013)
Lawrence O'Donnell Self - Host, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (archive footage) Self - Host, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (archive footage) See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Sam Randazzo Self - Former Ohio Utility Chairman (archive footage) Self - Former Ohio Utility Chairman (archive footage) See fewer
Tracy M. Richardson Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Tracy M. Richardson) Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. Tracy M. Richardson) See fewer
J. Todd Smith Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. J. Todd Smith) Self - Ohio State Representative (R) (archive footage) (as Rep. J. Todd Smith) See fewer
Bride Rose Sweeney Self - Ohio State Representative (D) (archive footage) (as Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney) Self - Ohio State Representative (D) (archive footage) (as Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney) See fewer
David Yost Self - Ohio Attorney General (archive footage) Self - Ohio Attorney General (archive footage) See fewer	CNN Newsroom (1989)