{"id":11602,"date":"2018-09-13T12:06:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T16:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/white-boy-joins-starzs-documentary-slate\/"},"modified":"2018-09-13T13:38:21","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T17:38:21","slug":"white-boy-joins-starzs-documentary-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/white-boy-joins-starzs-documentary-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"White Boy Joins Starz\u2019s Documentary Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starz has acquired the observational documentary\u00a0<em>White Boy,\u00a0<\/em>based on the story of Richard Wershe, Jr., who is the focus of the upcoming feature film <em>White Boy Rick<\/em> with Matthew McConaughey.<\/p>\n<p>Wershe allegedly ran a sophisticated underground cocaine operation throughout inner-city Detroit. Arrested as a teen and sentenced to life without parole, Wershe remains in prison 30 years later. 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