Sports – Realscreen

Religion of Sports, Red Bull to produce “Life & Basketball” doc on Chris Matthews

Andrew Jeffrey — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:30:54 +0000

Red Bull Media House and Religion of Sports have released news of a documentary the two companies are producing on the life of basketball player Chris Matthews. Life & Basketball: The ...

Exclusive clip: “Stylebender” explores the many sides of UFC champ Israel Adesanya

Andrew Tracy — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:21:03 +0000

Entering the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia in 2019 to challenge for the unified Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight belt, Israel Adesanya walked out of the tunnel accompanied by a ...

HBO slates two-part Oscar De La Hoya doc “The Golden Boy”

Justin Anderson — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:10:36 +0000

HBO has set the original two-part documentary The Golden Boy, from Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas prodco and executive producer Mario Lopez, for a two-night premiere on July 24 and 25, ...

Showtime, Religion of Sports set docuseries on NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain

Andrew Jeffrey — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:18:19 +0000

Showtime Sports has announced a three-part docuseries on the life and career of NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain, which is set to debut on Paramount+ on July 14 before making its ...

Prime Video greenlights NASCAR doc

Justin Anderson — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:14:41 +0000

Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service has given the greenlight to a new documentary from NASCAR Studios that will chronicle NASCAR’s “Garage 56” entry at the 100th anniversary of the 24 ...

HBO acquires “The Lionheart” out of Tribeca, sets Taylor Mac doc release date

Andrew Jeffrey — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:31:22 +0000

HBO has acquired a pair of upcoming documentaries that are making their world premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival. HBO Sports Documentaries has picked up the North American TV and streaming ...

Extra: Abacus sells “Savage Waters” for UK/Ireland; Monte-Carlo TV Fest reveals doc prizes

Andrew Tracy — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:24:03 +0000

Abacus sells adventure surfing doc Savage Waters to Tull Stories for UK/Ireland Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has locked a deal with UK distribution and exhibition outfit Tull Stories for the feature-length ...

Apple TV+ unveils Lionel Messi docuseries from Smuggler Ent.

Justin Anderson — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:30:02 +0000

Apple TV+ has announced a new four-part documentary series featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes access to global soccer superstar Lionel Messi. Produced by Smuggler Entertainment and filmed in Paris, Qatar and Argentina, the ...

Ample, Studio71 producing racing series “The Drive for Five”

Andrew Jeffrey — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:09:17 +0000

Studio71 has partnered with Ample Entertainment on a four-part docuseries featuring racers Doug Herbert and George Poteet competing to break the existing land speed record. The Drive for Five will document ...

Prime Video picks up docuseries on Manchester United’s historic 1999 season

Andrew Jeffrey — Fri, 26 May 2023 15:33:09 +0000

Prime Video has slated its latest football docuseries with 99, which will recount Manchester United’s treble-winning season in 1999. Scheduled to premiere in 2024, 99 goes behind the scenes of the popular ...