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'Surviving Ohio State' Doc Premieres Soon: Here's Where the Strauss Sex Abuse Cases Stand
- On June 17, HBO will premiere 'Surviving Ohio State' at 9 p.m. ET, with the trailer released June 5 on HBO and Max.
- Following its 2021 announcement by Clooney and Heslov, HBO and Orner joined in June 2022, with the documentary taking several years to produce.
- The film features survivors' testimonies of Strauss's abuse of hundreds of male athletes from 1978-98, based on Wertheim’s 2020 SI story.
- Despite OSU paying $40.9 million to 162 survivors in 2020, lawsuits continue with trials possible in 2026 or 2027, highlighting ongoing legal accountability efforts.
- Beyond its premiere at Tribeca, the HBO documentary highlights systemic failures that permitted decades of abuse at Ohio State, fueling calls for institutional accountability and reform.
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HBO Releases Trailer for “Surviving Ohio State” Documentary
Source: Getty Images A new HBO documentary is set to pull the curtain back on one of the darkest chapters in Ohio State University’s history. Surviving Ohio State, produced by George Clooney and directed by Oscar and Emmy winner Eva Orner, premieres June 17th on HBO and will stream on Max. The project has been in development for years and features interviews with several former Buckeye athletes who say they were abused by Dr. Richard Strauss dur…
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