Documentary de Derek Jater

ESPN Films y Randy Wilkins They worked together to create a documentary series about one of the most important figures in baseball history. The film focuses on the life and career of Derek Jeterwho served as captain of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

Derek Jeter founded The Players’ Tribune in 2014., a media platform that produces daily sports talk and posts first-person stories from professional athletes. Therefore, the former baseball player decided to use his own platform to recount his personal life and the most important moments of his career in a miniseries.

The documentary that premieres Disney plus has interventions by various artists, celebrities and former colleagues such as Michael JordanFat Joe, Desus Nice, Eli ManningMariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Tino Martínez, Paul O’Neill and his former manager Joe Torre and his former trainer Willie Randolph.

The Emmy winner, Randy Wilkins, mentions that The Captian shows the most personal side of Derek Jeternot only on a professional level, in the same way we will see how the former baseball player dealt with problems of culture and with the media.

“We began a journey to discover the man behind the iconic Yankees number 2 jersey. The series gives a glimpse into a career in baseball’s hall of fame, but more importantly, we reveal a person who stands at multiple intersections of American culture. The Captain is a story about race, the media, celebrity culture and the insatiable drive to be the best version of yourself.” commented the manager.

SINOPSIS ORIGINAL

A multi-part documentary about Derek Jeter, the shortstop for the New York Yankees, before he was inducted into the Hall of Fame

REVIEWS

“An entertaining introduction to the history of the Yankees’ shortstop, but most of its seven episodes seem more like a succession of stellar moments than an in-depth portrait“, Steve Greene: IndieWire.

“If you’re a general baseball enthusiast, or even a casual connoisseur of the Yankees’ utter domination of the field at the turn of the century, offers a lot of substance“, Caroline Framke: Variety.

“Despite Spike Lee’s name as executive producer, definitely lacks style. A docu-series that isn’t badly done, but is rarely revealing.” Daniel Fienberg: The Hollywood Reporter. @worldwide