Brett Favre Documentary 'The Fall of Favre' to Be Released on Netflix in May

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre will be the subject of a new documentary set to be released next month.

Per Mike McCarthy of Front Office Sports, The Fall of Favre will premiere on Netflix on May 20 as part of the Untold documentary series. The hourlong documentary will explore the sexual harassment allegations against Favre in 2008 and a welfare scandal in his home state of Mississippi.

"This story about one of the greatest quarterbacks in history goes beyond touchdowns and epic wins and lifts the lid on how when fame rises, sometimes accountability falls," director Rebecca Gitlitz said in a statement. "It was made with the intention of laying out patterns of behaviors, told from the people who lived with the consequences of Favre’s actions, to ask audiences to consider if success should be a shield for harmful behavior."

When he was with the Jets during the 2008 season, Favre allegedly pursued team reporter Jenn Sterger by leaving her inappropriate voicemails and texting her lewd pictures. Sterger, who no longer works in sports media, told McCarthy, "My life was ruined, and he went to the Hall of Fame."

In 2020, Favre was accused of using his connections to divert welfare funds to a new volleyball facility for his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played on the team. He was also alleged to have diverted welfare funds to a biotech startup, Prevacus, for which he served as an outside investor. In addition to being named in a lawsuit, Favre filed defamation lawsuits against sports media personalities Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee.

Per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Favre declined to be interviewed for the documentary.