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Michael Jordan is one of the most celebrated figures in popular culture and almost universally regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time. In a career filled with too many accolades to list, MJ dominated the '90s, leading the Chicago Bulls to six championships. The only years the team didn't win it all during this incredible run were when Jordan was either retired or trying his hand at minor-league baseball.
In 1997-98, Jordan's final season with the Bulls, an NBA Entertainment crew followed the team, capturing never-before-seen footage. ESPN has partnered with director Jason Hehir ("The Fab Five," "Andre the Giant") to use this footage to create a new docuseries called "The Last Dance."
In addition to the footage collected in the 1997-98 season, the documentary will include new interviews featuring various people involved with the team. The trailer features appearances by Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman, and a modern-day Michael Jordan paired with a comically large cigar.
"The Last Dance" will unfold across 10 episodes over five weeks. Two episodes will air every Sunday starting April 19, and the final installments will drop on May 17.
Updated on 4/17/2020 by Joe Osborne: We've pushed this article to the top of our pages again to remind you that this documentary begins airing this Sunday, April 19, at 9 p.m. ET on all of the below mentioned channels and services. Meanwhile, read our guides on Sling TV as well as Hulu Live, both of which are airing the documentary.
With fans (including LeBron James) pining for content in the wake of sports shutdowns, ESPN recently announced plans to release "The Last Dance" earlier than expected. Though the documentary series was originally set to debut in June, the first two episodes will now premiere on April 19 at 9 p.m. ET. A new batch of two episodes will then drop each following Sunday at that same time.
The series will be aired live on ESPN in the United States through various cable and satellite packages that carry the network. International viewers can watch the show on Netflix the day after each episode airs on ESPN.
The episodes will also be available to stream through the ESPN app in the US after they premiere. With that said, you'll still need an authenticated pay-TV subscription to access the show this way.
Meanwhile, if you want to watch live without a traditional cable subscription, you can stream "The Last Dance" using live TV streaming services with access to ESPN, including Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, AT&T TV, and Youtube TV.
Of those four options, the most affordable way to get live streaming access to "The Last Dance" is via a Sling TV Orange subscription. This plan features 32 channels, including ESPN, for $30 per month.