LeBron James to Produce and Star in New Disney Television Series

LeBron James has a childhood story unlike anyone else's.

He hasn't been shy about sharing it, especially of late, as he returns to his Ohio roots to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Now it will be the subject of the pilot for a new series called Becoming, developed by his Springhill Production Company along with ESPN Films, premiering Sunday, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on Disney XD.

In the pilot, James and friends, teammates and former coaches will speak about the past alongside footage of his playing days for the Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars team in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), as well as at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.

There are plans for future episodes of the show to profile other prominent athletes. In a statement, James said:

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I'm really excited about helping develop Becoming and bringing this kind of program to kids. Sports and athletes were my inspiration growing up. It was the stories about Michael Jordan, Deion Sanders and Allen Iverson that kept me dreaming. When I learned that they had some of the same struggles and challenges I did, it made everything seem possible. That's what Becoming is all about.

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Springhill Production has another program currently on the air, one also—if much more loosely—based on James' experiences. The first two episodes of the comedy Survivor's Remorse have already been made available on-line, and officially premier Oct. 4 on the Starz cable network. That series is set in Atlanta and focuses on a basketball star and how the people around him react to that stardom.

Ethan Skolnick covers the NBA for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter, @EthanJSkolnick.