--- title: The Real Wolf of Wall Street Is Co-Writing a TV Show description: The man behind the Academy Award winning movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, is co-writing a TV show based on the movie. canonical: https://time.com/3145596/wolf-wall-street-tv-show/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-19T21:46:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T08:58:07.677Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: The real wolf of Wall Street Is co-writing a TV show og:description: The man behind the Academy Award winning movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, is co-writing a TV show based on the movie. og:url: https://time.com/3145596/wolf-wall-street-tv-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c3772f3bd72c2c/6986a01be53abac5714d412c/495219021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Jordan Belfort Speaks At The Gold Coast Convention Centre og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The real wolf of Wall Street Is co-writing a TV show twitter:description: The man behind the Academy Award winning movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, is co-writing a TV show based on the movie. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c3772f3bd72c2c/6986a01be53abac5714d412c/495219021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:30 video:published: 2014-08-19 section: entertainment topics: Jordan Belfort, TV show development, 1980s Wall Street, Mad Men style drama, The Wolf of Wall Street film, box office, pump and dump scheme, securities fraud conviction, victim compensation fund, motivational speaking genre: news report, entertainment news tones: informative, matter-of-fact, cautionary, brisk emotions: curiosity (medium), disapproval (low), excitement (low) sentiment: neutral audience: entertainment news followers, fans of The Wolf of Wall Street, television industry watchers, business and finance readers people: Jordan Belfort, Brett Ratner, James Packer, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio organizations: the Australian products: The Wolf of Wall Street, Mad Men, Rush Hour content_suitability: crime [01:09-01:30]; financial distress [01:21-01:30] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # The Real Wolf of Wall Street Is Co-Writing a TV Show > Sponsored content. 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Jordan Belfort, the man whose life ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is based on, is writing a TV show about Wall Street in the 1980s._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video reports that Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker who cheated customers and was portrayed in a Martin Scorsese film, is moving into television. He is developing a Mad Men style show about 1980s Wall Street with director Brett Ratner and billionaire James Packer. The report covers the film's box office and Oscar recognition, Belfort's fraud conviction and prison term, and his current career as an author and motivational speaker. It also notes his income target for 2014 and the victim compensation fund he still owes. ## Key points - Brett Ratner, director of Rush Hour, and Australian billionaire James Packer are partnering with Belfort to develop a TV show. (00:16) - Outlets describe the planned program as a Mad Men style show bringing the excesses of 1980s Wall Street to the small screen. (00:31) - Belfort told the Australian the idea was a show about that period with interesting characters, pitched by his manager to Ratner, who fell in love with it. (00:36) - The Wolf of Wall Street is Martin Scorsese's highest grossing film ever, earning more than $390 million worldwide. (00:54) - The film earned Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar nod. (01:01) - Belfort was convicted of defrauding hundreds of investors with a pump and dump scheme and went to jail for 22 months in 2003. (01:09) - Belfort has since become an author and motivational speaker and plans to make $100 million in 2014. (01:14) - At least half of Belfort's planned 2014 earnings goes into a $110 million victim compensation fund he still owes his victims. (01:21) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:16] Belfort's reflection and new venture. Belfort is introduced as the former stockbroker who cheated customers, and the video notes he is entering the TV business. - [00:16 to 00:54] The planned Mad Men style TV show. Ratner and Packer join Belfort on a show about 1980s Wall Street, and Belfort explains how the idea was pitched. - [00:54 to 01:09] Film's box office and Oscar nod. The report cites the film's record earnings for Scorsese and DiCaprio's Oscar nomination. - [01:09 to 01:30] Conviction, career and victim fund. Belfort's fraud conviction and jail term are recounted along with his current career and compensation obligations. ## Key quotes - [00:05] Jordan Belfort: "You don't lose your soul all at one, you lose it a little bit at a time incrementally, you know?" - [00:40] Jordan Belfort: "the idea was to come up with a show about that period with really interesting characters, and so my manager pitch the idea to Brett Ratner." - [00:50] narrator: "If the movie is any indication, Belfort's show will be a huge success." - [01:09] narrator: "Belford was convicted of defrauding hundreds of investors with a pump and dump scheme and went to jail for 22 months in 2003." ## Questions this video answers - Who is involved in producing Jordan Belfort's new TV show? [00:16] - What style and era will the proposed TV show cover? [00:31] - How did the TV show idea come about? [00:40] - How successful was The Wolf of Wall Street at the box office? [00:54] - What crime was Belfort convicted of and how long did he serve? [01:09] - What does Belfort do now and what does he still owe his victims? [01:14] ## Content suitability - crime [01:09-01:30]: Describes Belfort's conviction for defrauding hundreds of investors in a pump and dump scheme and his 22 months in jail. - financial distress [01:21-01:30]: Mentions a $110 million victim compensation fund still owed to Belfort's defrauded victims. by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Aug 19, 2014 9:46 PM UTC Jordan Belfort, the man whose life ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is based on, is writing a TV show about Wall Street in the 1980s. by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Aug 19, 2014 9:46 PM UTC The man behind the Academy Award winning movie _The Wolf of Wall_ _Street_ is co-writing a TV show based on the excesses of Wall Street in the 1980s. Jordan Belfort, the man on which the movie is based, is writing the show with _Rush Hour_ director Brett Ratner and Australian billionaire James Packer. Belfort told _The_ _Australian_ that “The idea was to come up with a show about that period with really interesting characters.” Aside from writing this TV show, Belfort is also a motivational speaker and author. ## Transcript [00:00] Jordan Belford, the former stock broker who made millions [00:02] of dollars by cheating his customers. What seems amazing [00:05] at first becomes common place after awhile. You don't lose [00:07] your soul all at one, you lose it a little bit at a time [00:10] incrementally, you know? Or as you may know him, The [00:12] Wolf of Wall Street, has a new job. The man the movie is [00:16] based on is going into the TV business. Rush Hour [00:19] director, Brett Ratner and James Packer, an Australian [00:22] billionaire. The plan is to make this This is the greatest [00:26] company in the world! into a TV show. In [00:31] what outlets are describing as a Mad Men style program, [00:34] Belfort aims to bring the excesses of Wall Street in the [00:36] 1980s to the small screen. Belfort told the Australian, [00:40] the idea was to come up with a show about that period with [00:43] really interesting characters, and so my manager pitch the [00:46] idea to Brett Ratner. Who fell in love with it. If the movie is [00:50] any indication, Belfort's show will be a huge success. The [00:54] Wolf or Wall Street has become Martin Scorsese's highest [00:57] grossing film ever, raking in more than $ 390 million [01:01] worldwide. It also earned Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar [01:04] odd. The story and all its extravagance is mostly true. [01:09] Belford was convicted of defrauding hundreds of investors [01:11] with a pump and dump scheme and went to jail for 22 [01:14] months in 2003. 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