NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Michael Jordan is getting a documentary.
ESPN Films and Netflix announced on Tuesday they are teaming up in a joint production, "The Last Dance," a 10-part documentary series chronicling Jordan's rise to stardom and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, which won six NBA Finals with Jordan.
A trailer for the series was also released on social media as part of the announcement.
— ESPN Films 30 for 30 (@30for30) May 15, 2018
The series is expected to premiere in 2019 and will feature more than 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from the 1997-98 Bulls championship run, and will include the participation of Jordan and other key figures from those championship teams.
It will be directed by Jason Hehir, who also directed ESPN 30 for 30 films "The Fab Five," "The 85 Bears" and "Andre the Giant."
Michael Jordan will be the star of the documentary series, which is expected to premiere in 2019.
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Jordan, 55, was previously the subject of an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, "Jordan Rides the Bus," which detailed his experience retiring from basketball and playing minor-league baseball.
The Hall of Famer, who was a six-time NBA Finals MVP, five-time regular season MVP and 14-time All-Star, is considered by many to be the greatest player of all time.
He is currently the owner of the Charlotte Hornets.
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