Netflix and ESPN Announce New 10-Hour Documentary Series On Michael Jordan

May 15, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:28 am

13 Jun 1997: Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls celebrates in the locker room after the Bulls win ...

13 Jun 1997: Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls celebrates in the locker room after the Bulls win game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls defeated the Jazz 90-86 to win the series and claim the championship. Ma

ESPN Films and Netflix  announced today they would produce a joint 10-part documentary series that will chronicle Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls titled  “The Last Dance.” The docu-series will examine the simultaneous rise of Jordan and the NBA during those years.

The documentary is alleged to have over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from the team’s last championship run in the 1997-98 season. Michael Jordan, along with many of his former Bulls teammates and other NBA former-greats , are to fully participate.

The series is slated to premiere in 2019.

 

View the trailer HERE

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