So ingrained is Jason Bateman in the fabric of Los Angeles Dodgers fandom that he narrated the 2026 Opening Day video montage for the reigning back-to-back champions. Bateman had a literal front-row seat to the Dodgers denying the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series.
But now, Bateman is fraternizing with the enemy.
Bateman’s Aggregate Films, MLB Studios, and Josh Wakely are attached to Netflix’s in-development scripted drama series derived from the Yankees, according to Variety’s Michael Schneider.
Bateman and Michael Costigan are named as executive producers. Their Aggregate Films has a longstanding partnership with Netflix, resulting in Ozark and Black Rabbit.
Other EPs are Wakely, Nick Trotta (MLB Studios), Peter Sobiloff, Mike Sobiloff, Sean Mullin, Josh Glick, Daniel Cohan, and Jon Liebman (Brillstein Entertainment Partners), per MLB.
Wakely developed the series concept “after securing the rights” from MLB. That’s about all we know so far, other than the fact there is plenty of source material.
“Details about the project are minimal so far, other than the fact that the series will take on ‘one of the most decorated franchises in American sports’ and take place across the team’s several eras,” Schneider wrote. “And indeed, the Yankees have won 27 World Series championships, more than any other sports franchise in North America, the most recent in 2009. The team also has 52 players and 11 managers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame — including notables like Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth.”
MLB formally announced its new deal with Netflix last November, as part of the league’s new three-year TV pact with NBC, Netflix, and ESPN.
Netflix handled the broadcast on Opening Night between the Yankees and San Francisco Giants. The 2026 Home Run Derby streamed exclusively on Netflix in July. Netflix also has the exclusive streaming rights to the MLB at the Field of Dreams Game next Thursday, Aug. 13.
The reviews on Netflix’s live MLB coverage have been mixed so far, but maybe live coverage isn’t meant to be Netflix’s strength within MLB’s new media rights deal. This forthcoming Yankees scripted-drama series not only represents the most ambitious collaboration between MLB and Netflix so far, but also serves as a barometer for how far they can push MLB-centric content.
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