Finale of Showtime's ACTION Airs This Sunday
by Tori Hartshorn - April 11, 2019 SHOWTIME'S new documentary series ACTION follows the biggest gambling day of the year - SUPER BOWL LIII - in its finale on Sunday, April 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Professional gamblers, handicappers, polarizing consultants and more place wagers on the big championship game. Major sports leagues begin to e...
Wilt Chamberlain Docu-Series GOLIATH Coming to Showtime in July
by Michael Major - June 08, 2023 GOLIATH, a three-part documentary series examining the historic life, career and impact of Wilt Chamberlain, one of the greatest, most emulated and most misunderstood athletes of all time. Brash and confident, Chamberlain changed the way the game is played, broke records and racial barriers and chal...
Jemele Hill to Narrate LeBron James' Showtime Documentary SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2018 Jemele Hill will narrate LeBron James' basketball documentary Shut Up and Dribble, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The documentary airs in November on Showtime. The three-part series is directed by Gotham Chopra....
VIDEO: Showtime Releases Trailer for Kevin Garnett Documentary
by Michael Major - November 01, 2021 Kevin Garnett: Anything is Possible spotlights the remarkable career of Garnett, who was also recently named to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. The feature-length documentary is executive produced by three-time Emmy® award-winning independent filmmaker Marc Levin, Brian Bennett and Kevin Garnett. W...
Showtime Sports Documentary Films To Present 100%: JULIAN EDELMAN
by Tori Hartshorn - June 03, 2019 SHOWTIME has announced that it will air the new documentary film 100%: JULIAN EDELMAN, premiering on Friday, June 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on-air, streaming and on demand. Narrated by acclaimed actor Michael Rapaport and featuring original conversations with everyone from Mark Wahlberg to Snoop Dogg, Tom ...
VIDEO: Showtime Releases Trailer for New Docu-Series OUTCRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 27, 2020 SHOWTIME has released the official trailer and poster art for the new documentary series OUTCRY, which will have its world premiere at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals in Austin on Saturday, March 14, ahead of its television premiere on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 3 at 9 p.m. ET/...
Showtime Announces Four-Part Documentary Series ACTION
by Tori Hartshorn - February 12, 2019 Showtime Announces Four-Part Documentary Series ACTION...
Showtime to Premiere THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 15, 2019 SHOWTIME today announced THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS, a SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films original chronicling the enigmatic NBA superstar's grueling comeback from a career-threatening injury and his path through free agency, will premiere on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. ...
VIDEO: Showtime Releases Official Trailer For ACTION
by Tori Hartshorn - March 15, 2019 SHOWTIME has released the trailer for its new four-part docu-series ACTION, premiering on Sunday, March 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Directed by Luke Korem, ACTION explores the legalization of sports gambling and its evolving impact on the industry following the landmark 2018 Supreme Court decision to lift a...
Video: Showtime Sports Releases First Look At GOLIATH Episode One
by Michael Major - July 13, 2023 In the teaser clip, Chamberlain’s two living sisters, Selina Chamberlain Gross and Barbara Lewis, talk about their parents and childhoods together in West Philadelphia. Selina recalls how her parents, even though they were poor, had a big family and never finished school, were still proud homeowners...
VIDEO: Craig Hodges Visits the White House in First Look of LeBron James' SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 02, 2018 SHOWTIME has announced the airdate for its upcoming docu-series SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE, with the first episode premiering on Saturday, November 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME on-air, streaming and on demand. The remaining two episodes will continue at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Saturday, November 10 and Saturday, ...
SHOWTIME Announces New Documentary Series, SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE, Executive Produced by LeBron James
by TV News Desk - August 07, 2018 SHOWTIME has announced a timely new three-part documentary series SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE, a powerful inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA. Executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, the series will premi...
Showtime Shares First Look at PASSION PLAY: RUSSELL WESTBROOK Documentary
by Michael Major - October 15, 2021 Passion Play: Russell Westbrook is an intensely personal examination of one of the most dynamic and complex figures in professional sports. Watch the new trailer for the documentary now!...
VIDEO: SHOWTIME Releases Trailer for PASSION PLAY Documentary
by Michael Major - September 30, 2021 Executive produced by Russell Westbrook and Donnell Beverly, Passion Play features rare footage and extensive interviews with Westbrook, his family, former teammates Kevin Love and Nick Collison, and more....
Showtime Sports Announces Six-Part Series THE MISSION
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 09, 2020 SHOWTIME Sports today has announced a short feature series from the makers of SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE....
Showtime Sports Documentary Films Presents NYC POINT GODS
by Michael Major - June 02, 2022 SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films is announcing NYC POINT GODS, spotlighting the enduring impact of New York City point guards who honed their craft and developed their legendary showmanship on the city’s iconic playgrounds and high school gyms in the 1980s and ’90s....
HBO Sports To Present Michael Strahan-Executive Produced Documentary Series THE COST OF WINNING
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 23, 2020 The first two episodes of THE COST OF WINNING debut TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with episodes three and four airing the following evening at the same time. ...
Showtime Releases Trailer & Poster for Docu-Series OUTCRY
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 27, 2020 SHOWTIME has released the official trailer and poster art for the new documentary series OUTCRY, which will have its world premiere at the South By Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals in Austin on Saturday, March 14, ahead of its television premiere on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 3 at 9 p.m. E...
VIDEO: Showtime Releases Trailer for PARIAH: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF SONNY LISTON
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2019 SHOWTIME Sports has released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming documentary film PARIAH: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF SONNY LISTON, premiering Friday, November 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Written and directed by Simon George and told through original conversations with luminaries, historians and s...
VIDEO: Showtime Releases First Look At New Sports Gambling Docu-Series ACTION
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 22, 2019 SHOWTIME has released a first look at the premiere of its new four-part docu-series ACTION, airing thisSunday, March 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. ACTION explores the legalization of sports gambling and chronicles the lives of professional gamblers, oddsmakers, polarizing consultants, illegal bookies and more...
Showtime Acquires the Rights to QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTEST STORY
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 02, 2019 SHOWTIME announced today the acquisition of rights to the award-winning documentary QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTEST STORY based on the turbulent life of one of the NBA's most controversial figures. Directed by Johnny Sweet (VICK) and written by journalist Tom Friend, QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTEST STORY is...
VIDEO: Showtime Releases Trailer For SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE
by Tori Hartshorn - October 29, 2018 Narrated by acclaimed sports journalist and commentator Jemele Hill, the highly-anticipated three-part documentary series SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE is a powerful inside look at the changing role of NBA athletes through the lens of our shifting cultural and political environment. Hill is among one of the m...
Rachel Nichols Joins Showtime Basketball in Multi-Platform Role
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022 The announcement comes as SHOWTIME Basketball’s successful video podcast ALL THE SMOKE WITH MATT BARNES AND STEPHEN JACKSON drops a new, revealing interview, her first sit-down since her 2021 departure from ESPN, where Nichols opens up about her journey in sports media and what has led to this next ...
Showtime Announces Documentary Series OUTCRY
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 15, 2020 Today, SHOWTIME announced it will air OUTCRY, a five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley, his controversial conviction and the quest for truth and justice as the case unfolds....
VIDEO: Showtime Releases Official Trailer for RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 29, 2019 SHOWTIME has released the official key art and trailer for its new feature-length documentary THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS, premiering on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films original chronicles Cousins, the Golden State Warriors' power forward, through his g... |