
ESPN Moves Up Michael Jordan 'The Last Dance' Documentary Release Date
ABC's and ESPN's debut ofย The Last Dance is being moved from June to April 19, ESPN confirmed Tuesday morning.
Theย New York Post's Andrew Marchandย first reported the news Monday night. After the announcement, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press shared the full broadcast schedule for the documentary:
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The 10-part Michael Jordan documentary was originally teased in December:
Fans have been clamoring for an early release amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has halted sports globally. LeBron James joined the chorus last week:
As of March 17,ย The Last Danceย was not completed and therefore was not under consideration to have its debut hurried.
"I know some have asked aboutย The Last Dance, and the reality is that the production of that film has not yet been completed, so we are limited there at the moment," ESPN executive vice president of programming, acquisitions and scheduling Burke Magnus said, perย Phil Rosenthalย of theย Chicago Tribune. "Obviously, you can't air it until it's done."
It must be done.
ABC and ESPN partnered with Netflix, Jordan Brand, the NBA and Mandalay Sports Media on the project.


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