Netflix teams with ESPN for a 10-part Michael Jordan docuseries
He's the G.O.A.T. against which all other G.O.A.T. contenders are measured. And now he'll be the subject of a documentary series.
Basketball legend Michael Jordan gave both his blessing and his full participation for a 10-part documentary series about his life. The project is a collaboration between Netflix and ESPN Films, with Andre the Giant documentary director Jason Hehir steering the ship.
Across 10 episodes, The Last Dance -- that's the title -- will explore Jordan's career and legacy, focusing in large part on his rise during the 1990s when he played for professional basketball's Chicago Bulls.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hehir has access to "more than 500 previously unseen hours of footage" from the 1997-1998 NBA season, which marked Jordan's final championship run with the Bulls. The news item also notes that "Jordan, other Bulls figures and dozens of sports luminaries signed on [to provide] commentary."
The Last Dance will be coming to Netflix sometime in 2019.
Topics Netflix
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