30 for 30 Season 4 Episodes

Episode 1

Rodman: For Better or Worse

Tue, Sep 10, 2019102 mins

Beginning in Dallas, where Rodman and his family members recall a difficult and often uncomfortable childhood, the film traces his improbable rise from an at times homeless, teenaged airport janitor whose belated, extraordinary growth spurt propels him to small school stardom at Southeastern Oklahoma State, and then to the Detroit Pistons as a second-round NBA draft selection. In the pros, Rodman first becomes a role player for the future back-to-back champions before emerging as the league's best rebounder - and perhaps the most iconoclastic figure in basketball history. From Detroit to San Antonio to Chicago, from his appearance and his antics to his brilliance and his exuberance, Rodman crafts a Hall of Fame career on his way to winning five NBA titles in all. Various media figures, friends, family, coaches and former teammates are interviewed for the film including: Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, David Robinson, Bill Laimbeer, Phil Jackson, John Salley and many others. On the basketball court and beyond, the story of Rodman is a study of the power and perils of fame, and how complicated identity can be. Rodman's revealing interview throughout the film is central to the documentary as Kapostasy explores his exploits and accomplishments, creating an unflinching look at the costs and realities of the path he's taken. He opens up about personal relationships, his career highs and lows, and his foray into international diplomacy through his relationship with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

Episode 2

Chuck & Tito

Tue, Oct 15, 201980 mins

One was a kick-boxer, the other a wrestler. One looked like he'd been in a few too many fights, the other could have stepped off a movie poster. They were Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, "frenemies" from SoCal who brought millions of fans to mixed martial arts and supercharged the UFC. In this brutally honest 30 for 30 documentary, director Micah Brown recaptures their glory days while chronicling MMA's unlikely history and success.

Episode 3

Vick Part 1

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

In November of 2007, Michael Vick began serving what would be a nearly two-year sentence for crimes related to his involvement in a dog fighting ring. Vick had gone from superstar athlete to national pariah; from one of the most popular players in the NFL to a man as ostracized as virtually any public figure in America. The full story is chronicled in "Vick," the two-part 30 for 30 directed by the award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson. A comprehensive look back at each chapter of Michael Vick's saga: the incredible rise, shocking fall, and polarizing return.

Episode 4

Vick Part 2

Thu, Jan 30, 2020

In November of 2007, Michael Vick began serving what would be a nearly two-year sentence for crimes related to his involvement in a dog fighting ring. Vick had gone from superstar athlete to national pariah; from one of the most popular players in the NFL to a man as ostracized as virtually any public figure in America. The full story is chronicled in "Vick," the two-part 30 for 30 directed by the award-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson. A comprehensive look back at each chapter of Michael Vick's saga: the incredible rise, shocking fall, and polarizing return.

Episode 5

Lance Part 1

Lance Armstrong's rise was among the most dramatic, inspirational, and popular stories in sports history. Then, his fall was remarkably absolute. Years later, his story remains as compelling as ever, and as for the man himself -- he's not done talking.

Episode 6

Lance Part 2

Sun, May 24, 2020

Lance Armstrong's rise was among the most dramatic, inspirational, and popular stories in sports history. Then, his fall was remarkably absolute. Years later, his story remains as compelling as ever, and as for the man himself -- he's not done talking.

Episode 7

Be Water

Sun, Jun 7, 2020

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents' homeland, Hong Kong. Over the next two years, he'd complete four iconic films that would define his legacy, a legacy cut short when he died, stunningly, in the summer of 1973. He was 32 years old. Directed by Bao Nguyen, "Be Water" is a gripping, fascinating, intimate look at not just those final, defining years of Lee's life, but the complex, often difficult, and seismic journey that led to Lee's ultimate emergence as a singular icon in the histories of film, martial arts, and even the connection between the eastern and western worlds. The film chronicles Lee's earliest days, as the son of a Chinese opera star born while his father was on tour in San Francisco, and then raised in Hong Kong over what became an at times troubled childhood. Sent to live in America at the age of 18, he began teaching Kung Fu in Seattle, and established a following that included his future wife, Linda. His ambition ever rising, Lee eventually made his way to Los Angeles, where he strove to break into American film and television. There, despite some success as a fight choreographer and actor, it was clear Hollywood wasn't ready for an Asian leading man - and so he returned to Hong Kong to make the films that would in fact make him a legend, his international star skyrocketing just as his life was cut short. "Be Water" is told by the family, friends, and collaborators who knew Bruce Lee best, with an extraordinary trove of archive film providing an evocative, immersive visual tapestry that captures Lee's charisma, his passion, his philosophy, and the eternal beauty and wonder of his art.

Episode 8

Long Gone Summer

Sun, Jun 14, 2020105 mins

It was one of the most memorable and significant seasons in the history of baseball. In the summer of 1998, the St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa embarked on a chase of one of the game's most hallowed records, igniting the passion and imagination of fans and non-fans everywhere. The drama, excitement, and results would be remembered for generations. If we only knew then just how complex our feelings about it all would eventually become. In "Long Gone Summer," director AJ Schnack takes viewers back to the landmark 1998 baseball season - its tremendous highlights, massive impact, and undeniable complications. Featuring in-depth interviews with both McGwire and Sosa, talking at length for the first time in over two decades, the intimate portrait carries viewers through every twist and turn of the sluggers' historic chase of Roger Maris's iconic record of 61 home runs in a single season. With a musical score composed by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, a St. Louis-area native and current Chicago resident, the film is a journey back through time that recalls how seismic and emotional the story was - even as the legitimacy of the accomplishments at its center would later be called into question.

Episode 9

The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 1

Sun, Sep 27, 202098 mins

This is a frank recollection concerning the life of Oscar Pistorius. Culminating in the murder trial of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told with the help of interviews from journalists, friends, family members and colleagues of Pistorius. Also friends and family members of Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told twofold. Primarily concerning events of the trial. Juxtaposed with flashbacks of Pistorius' childhood and career as an athlete.

Episode 10

The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 2

Sun, Sep 27, 202083 mins

This is a frank recollection concerning the life of Oscar Pistorius. Culminating in the murder trial of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told with the help of interviews from journalists, friends, family members and colleagues of Pistorius. Also friends and family members of Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told twofold. Primarily concerning events of the trial. Juxtaposed with flashbacks of Pistorius' childhood and career as an athlete.

Episode 11

The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 3

Sun, Sep 27, 202074 mins

This is a frank recollection concerning the life of Oscar Pistorius. Culminating in the murder trial of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told with the help of interviews from journalists, friends, family members and colleagues of Pistorius. Also friends and family members of Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told twofold. Primarily concerning events of the trial. Juxtaposed with flashbacks of Pistorius' childhood and career as an athlete.

Episode 12

The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 4

Sun, Sep 27, 2020107 mins

This is a frank recollection concerning the life of Oscar Pistorius. Culminating in the murder trial of his then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told with the help of interviews from journalists, friends, family members and colleagues of Pistorius. Also friends and family members of Reeva Steenkamp. The story is told twofold. Primarily concerning events of the trial. Juxtaposed with flashbacks of Pistorius' childhood and career as an athlete.

Episode 13

Infinite Race

Tue, Feb 24, 202671 mins

The "infinite race" explores the story of Tarahumara, an indigenous community in Mexico, famed for their legendary running ability and their preference for running barefoot, who inspired an ultrarunning craze across the world, and what's happened as their homes and communities were ravaged by drug cartels and violence.

Episode 14

Al Davis vs. The NFL

Thu, Feb 4, 2021

Al Davis vs the NFL presents an intimate look inside one of the great rivalries in the history of the National Football League - Raiders legend Al Davis and former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle. Their battle grew so intense that players, owners, franchises - even the League itself - became characters in a three-decade long Shakespearean feud that changed football forever. As the Raiders play their inaugural season in Las Vegas with a brand-new stadium, something Al Davis often dreamed of building himself, it's time to examine the adversarial relationship between the two visionaries most responsible for building the league to its current greatness and who, in the course of trying to destroy each other, created the NFL landscape that thrives today.

Episode 15

Breakaway

Tue, Jul 13, 202176 mins

Maya Moore was one of the best women's basketball players in the world when she stepped away from the sport for a remarkable reason: to fight for a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned. Breakaway chronicles a search for justice, and a relationship that changed the lives of two people forever.

Episode 16

Once Upon a Time in Queens

Tue, Sep 14, 202150 mins

The four-part story of the 1986 Mets and a remarkable season, and in a tale full of infamy and domination from a team that nearly went bankrupt just a decade earlier.

Episode 17

Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 2

Tue, Sep 14, 202150 mins

Episode 18

Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 3

Tue, Sep 14, 202150 mins

Episode 19

Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 4

Tue, Sep 14, 202151 mins

Episode 20

The Tuck Rule

Sun, Feb 6, 202251 mins

Documentary examining the snowy 'Tuck Rule' game between the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders in the NFL Playoffs, and a decision that altered the course of NFL history.

Episode 21

Shark

Tue, Apr 19, 202290 mins

The story of legendary golfer, Greg "The Shark" Norman, and how his career was shaped by one stunning day at The Masters Tournament in 1996.

Episode 22

The Greatest Mixtape Ever

Tue, May 31, 202251 mins

In the late 1990s, DJ Set Free, had the idea to set some streetball highlights to a soundtrack of emerging rap music. The results culminated in the And1 Mixtape, a series of VHS tapes that forever transformed the game of basketball.

Episode 23

Dream On

Wed, Jun 15, 2022153 mins

The story of the indomitable 1996 USA Women's Olympic basketball team, their grueling journey to success, and their influence in forming the WNBA.

Episode 24

Dream On, Part 2

Wed, Jun 15, 2022

The U.S. Women's Olympic basketball team goes on a 52-game barnstorming tour across four continents, to train for the 1996 Games and also promote the popularity of women's basketball ahead of the launch of the WNBA after the Olympics.

Episode 25

Dream On, Part 3

Wed, Jun 15, 2022

The U.S. women's Olympic basketball team chases gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games, dominating the competition, winning the tournament, and spearheading the successful launch of the WNBA a year later.

Episode 26

Jeanette Lee Vs.

Tue, Dec 13, 202251 mins

Jeanette Lee was like nothing else billiards had ever seen - and when she took the game by storm, she became, improbably, one of the most recognizable figures in all of sports.

Episode 27

Bullies of Baltimore

Sun, Feb 5, 2023

A look back on one of the most dominating defensive teams in NFL history.

Episode 28

The American Gladiators Documentary

Tue, May 30, 2023170 mins

A two-part look at the David vs Goliath game show that captivated audiences from 1989 to 1996. American Gladiators was one of the most popular syndicated programs on TV, as one of the first competition shows to pre-date the reality TV era.

Episode 29

The American Gladiators Documentary: Part Two

Tue, May 30, 2023

A documentary covering one of the biggest cultural phenomenon in the 1990s of course couldn't be fit into just one part

Episode 30

The Luckiest Guy in the World

Tue, Jun 6, 202358 mins

A four-part look into the life and times of the legendary and mercurial basketball player, Bill Walton.

Episode 31

The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 2

Tue, Jun 6, 202352 mins

Iconic basketball player, Bill Walton, is profiled, covering his stellar college career at UCLA, his injury plagued professional career, political and social activism, and outsized personality.

Episode 32

The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 3

Tue, Jun 6, 202352 mins

Bill Walton's life from his days as a high school phenom to his job as a controversial commentator.

Episode 33

The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 4

Tue, Jun 6, 202375 mins

Bill Walton's life from his days as a high school phenom to his job as a controversial commentator.

Episode 34

The Great Heisman Race of 1997

Sat, Dec 9, 2023

The story of the 1997 Heisman Trophy race and the now-legendary players who vied for the honor of College Football's best player award that season.

Episode 35

The Minister of Defense

Wed, Dec 13, 2023100 mins

A portrait of legendary NFL defensive lineman, Reggie White, who constantly strived to 'do right' but found that sometimes there is no easy answer as to what 'right' means.

Episode 36

The New York Sack Exchange

Fri, Dec 13, 2024

The film explores the rise and impact of the Sack Exchange, focusing on the quartet of Marty Lyons, Abdul Salaam, Joe Klecko, and Mark Gastineau