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[05/18/21 - 08:48 AM]
ESPN Films Announces Multi-Part Documentary Series "The Captain" featuring Derek Jeter
Emmy-winning director Randy Wilkins will tell the story of Jeter's professional and personal triumphs and challenges.
[via press release from ESPN]

ESPN Films Announces Multi-Part Documentary Series "The Captain" featuring Derek Jeter

Series is directed by Randy Wilkins, executive produced by Mandalay Sports Media, Spike Lee and Excel Media

ESPN Films today announced a multi-part documentary series that will tell the story of one of the greatest icons in modern sports and reveal the man behind the icon. Derek Jeter's arrival with the New York Yankees helped transform a struggling franchise into a storied dynasty, all within a time of great change in New York City. As Jeter forged a Hall of Fame career, he established himself as the model Yankee both on- and off-the field, with his style, class, and charisma. Jeter's commitment to winning came with a rare combination of competiveness and cool, traits he has taken with him into retirement as he tackles new tests as a team owner and executive with the Miami Marlins and as a father. As he prepares to enter Cooperstown this July, he is pulling back the curtain to reveal what it was really like to be "The Captain."

Emmy-winning director Randy Wilkins ("86-32," "Docket 32357," "Dear... ") will tell the story of Jeter's professional and personal triumphs and challenges. The documentary series will use Jeter's journey as a vessel to tell a larger cultural story that explores race, family, community, rivalries and more. The heartbeat of the project is candid access to the man who helped restore shine to a team, a city, and a culture.

The series is being executive produced by Spike Lee, Mike Tollin, Mandalay Sports Media, Excel Sports Management's media arm Excel Media, and Connor Schell, in association with The Players' Tribune and Major League Baseball. It is slated to premiere on ESPN and ESPN+ in 2022.

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