Posted on Monday, May 10th, 2021 by Chris Evangelista
There’s already a series set to dramatize the L.A. Lakers in the works, and now a docuseries is getting in on the action as well. Perhaps realizing they want their own
The Last Dance, Hulu has ordered an “expansive docuseries” that focuses on the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. The series comes from Lakers’ CEO and controlling owner
Jeanie Buss, Lakers senior executive Linda Rambis, and director
Antoine Fuqua.
Hulu made the announcement today, revealing that the nine-part original series – set to premiere in 2022 – “details the past four decades of the Lakers, and contains colorful and emotional new interviews from over 35 people within the organization, including the Buss family, legendary coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson, and NBA Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, and team captain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among numerous other current and former players. Also featured are interviews with a ran
Lakers, Hulu teaming up on 9-part documentary series
By City News Service article
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Hulu announced Monday that a new nine-part original docuseries chronicling the history of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise will join the video streaming service s lineup next year.
The as-yet-untitled project comes to Hulu from Lakers CEO and controlling owner Jeanie Buss and director Antoine Fuqua, in association with Fuqua Films, Haven Entertainment and the Los Angeles Media Fund.
The series will detail the past four decades of the franchise, and contain new interviews from more than 35 people within the organization, including the Buss family, former coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson, and NBA Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Shaquille O Neal and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among numerous other current and former players.
Hulu to Air 9-Part Los Angeles Lakers Docuseries in 2022 May 10, 2021
Hulu has ordered a nine-part Los Angeles Lakers docuseries chronicling the history of the basketball team, which is one of the most storied franchises in the NBA and all of sports.
The project will come from Lakers CEO and controlling owner Jeanie Buss and will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, in association with Fuqua Films, Haven Entertainment, and Los Angeles Media Fund. The series will detail the past four decades of the Lakers and feature interviews from a handful of legendary figures from the organization, including legendary coaches Pat Riley and Phil Jackson; and NBA Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, and team captain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among numerous other current and former players.
05/10/2021
Back in 2018, we wrote about a planned five-part documentary series on the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, put together by the team, Haven Entertainment and the LA Media Fund. That series doesn’t appear to have ever come out, but its seeds can be seen in a new release about a nine-part documentary series on the Lakers’ since-1979 history that’s now set to air on Hulu next year, one that comes from the same Lakers/Haven/LA Media Fund partnership but has a different director attached in Antoine Fuqua. Here’s more on that from a Lakers’ release:
Today, Hulu announced that a new expansive, nine-part Original docuseries chronicling the history of the storied Los Angeles Lakers franchise will join the Hulu Originals lineup. The project comes to Hulu from Lakers’ CEO and controlling owner Jeanie Buss, Emmy® Award-winning director Antoine Fuqua, in association with Fuqua Films, as well as Haven Entertainment and Los Angeles Media Fund.
Elizabeth Taylor and
Paul Newman starred in the 1958 film adaptation of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
âBringing such a historic production to the screen is an honor I am thrilled to have alongside Stephen and Alia,â said Fuqua in a statement. âThey have shown their commitment to the project with two successful stagings on Broadway and the West End and know what it takes to translate this iconic drama from theatre to cinema.â
âWe set out to produce groundbreaking, high caliber work on both Broadway and Londonâs West End with iconic plays,â¯and now we hope to replicate this with âCat on a Hot Tin Roofâ as a film,â said Byrd and Jones-Harvey in a statement.â¯âWe are thrilled to be able to bring this Tennessee Williams classic play to life once again in a new iteration with the acclaimed Antoine Fuqua at the helm.â