In the fall of 1997, an NBA Entertainment film crew followed Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls throughout the season. The result would be a remarkable portrait of an iconic player and a celebrated team – revealed, more than two decades later, in The Last Dance, the highly anticipated ten-part series premiering on ESPN on April 19.
The series takes viewers back to Jordan’s childhood roots, the Bulls’ dire circumstances before his arrival and how the team was built after drafting him in 1984, to the struggles that eventually led to the team’s first NBA championship. Throughout the Bulls’ first five championships, viewers will experience the off-court challenges, struggles and triumphs that were a part of the culture-shifting phenomenon created by Jordan and the Bulls.
Featuring in-depth profiles of Jordan’s key teammates including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr, and head coach Phil Jackson, plus dozens of current-day interviews with rivals and luminaries from basketball and beyond, the result is one of the most fascinating sports documentary series ever produced – a series viewers won’t want to miss.
The Last Dance director Jason Hehir – the Emmy Award-winning sports filmmaker behind popular ESPN 30 for 30 installments such as The ’85 Bears, Bernie & Ernie and Down in the Valley and HBO’s recent Andre the Giant – can preview the new series and share his experiences creating this unique series.