< A Rival (2026)

EPISODE 1.1 (Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story) | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 7.5 (11)

Comedy | To be the best you have to beat the best. And when Ben Johnson started racing in the early 1980s, many of the best sprinters were juicing. So Ben did what he had to do and evened the playing field. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

• Director: R.T. Thorne
• Shamier Anderson (35) - Ben Johnson
• Andrew Bachelor (38) - Carl Lewis
• Kristian Bruun (47) - Charlie Francis
• Ennis Esmer - Jamie Astaphan
• Mark McKinney (67) - Walter F. Essanpee
• Ryan Belleville (47) - BJ Player
• Malaika Hennie-Hamadi - Khara
• Darryl Hinds - BJ Player
• Lisa Horner - BJ Player
• Emma Hunter - BJ Player
• Suresh John (53) - BJ Player
• Jonathan Langdon (39) - Spike Fairweather
• Gita Miller - BJ Player
• Andrew Phung (42) - BJ Player
• Karen Robinson (58) - Gloria Johnson
• Dewshane Williams - BJ Player