Netflix is developing a scripted drama series about the New York Yankees, teaming up with Major League Baseball, Jason Bateman's Aggregate Films, and creator Josh Wakely, according to Deadline.

The untitled project is still in development, meaning no episodes have been filmed and no release window has been set. Wakely secured the rights from MLB and developed the concept himself before bringing it to Netflix.

Behind the scenes, the producing team is extensive. Wakely executive produces through his company, A Storytelling Company. Bateman and Michael Costigan executive produce through Aggregate Films, their production banner. Nick Trotta represents MLB Studios. A large group from Brillstein Entertainment Partners — Peter Sobiloff, Mike Sobiloff, Sean Mullin, Josh Glick, Daniel Cohan and Jon Liebman — round out the executive producer credits.

Both Wakely and Aggregate Films bring established Netflix track records. Wakely created Beat Bugs, the Emmy-winning animated series built around Beatles songs, and its follow-up Motown Magic. Aggregate Films produced Ozark, the four-season crime drama that ran on Netflix from 2017 to 2022, along with features Hit Man and Your Place or Mine. The company also has Cackling of the Dodos currently in production.

The Yankees project sits inside a broader partnership between Netflix and MLB that is already well underway. Netflix streamed the MLB Opening Night Game on 25 March 2026 and the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on 13 July 2026. The deal covers several live MLB events running through 2028.

More live baseball is coming. Netflix will exclusively stream MLB at Field of Dreams on 13 August 2026. The platform also streamed all 47 games of the 2026 World Baseball Classic for members in Japan.

What makes this project worth watching is the combination of pieces. MLB is handing over its most famous franchise to a scripted treatment, partnering with producers who already know the Netflix machine. A Yankees drama lands differently from a biopic or a documentary — a series can run for years, building characters and storylines the way Ozark did across four seasons.

For now, though, the series has no cast, no episode count, and no premiere date. It is a development deal: a concept with rights attached and producers committed. What it becomes will depend on scripts, casting, and a greenlight that has not yet been given.