Netflix‘s new documentary “The Redeem Team” follows the the 2008 U.S. men’s basketball team known as the “Redeem Team,” with executive producers including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
The doccie is directed by Jon Weinbach, who produced Michael Jordan’s “The Last Dance.”
The doccie chronicles the 2008 team’s bid for gold in the Beijing games and features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Kobe Bryant was the team captain which also included James, Wade, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul and Anthony.
The Redeem Team is now streaming on Netflix.
Here’s a trailer below to get you started:
The US men’s basketball team has taken home Olympic gold medals for over a decade now, so it’s easy to forget that heading into the 2008 Beijing games, their victory was no guaranteed layup. Coming off of a resounding defeat in Athens four years before, the all-star team had something to prove for the first time. Now a new documentary tells the story of this so-called Redeem Team — and what it took to turn some of the best basketball players in the world into underdogs.
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