ESPN announces ‘In The Arena: Serena Williams,’ with Tom Brady and Religion of Sports
"Serena’s expansion of the franchise will be a multi-part series that provides the most complete, intimate, and compelling account of her legendary career."
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Religion of Sports and The Ringer team up for G League doc on Prime Video
"It’s been incredible to watch the G League grow from an afterthought to a real talent source for the NBA."
Conor McGregor docuseries ‘McGregor Forever’ coming to Netflix, produced by Religion of Sports
"Conor is unlike anyone I’ve ever collaborated with. As one of his trainers described him, he’s an entirely unreasonable man."
Alex Rodriguez is reportedly shopping a documentary on his life
As per Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, Rodriguez is pitching a documentary on his life and career, with Gotham Chopra involved.
John Madden docuseries “All Madden” in works from Tom Brady, Religion of Sports, and more
"I’m honored to collaborate with Virginia and Mike Madden, along with my co-founder at Religion of Sports, Gotham Chopra, 199 Productions, and the rest of the creative team, in telling the iconic story of a family man who revolutionized not only the game but the culture of football."
Gotham Chopra talks Religion of Sports’ Fútbol is Religion ‘gathering place’ event
"We wanted to create an event—really a gathering place—to be able to connect the football community and literally commune with one another during the tournament."
Religion of Sports has received $50 million in Series B funding, plans to expand beyond sports
"We've seen a growing demand for sports storytelling across media avenues, a demand that Religion of Sports continues to meet, but we're ready and eager to expand into new territories and solidify ourselves as an all-encompassing media powerhouse."
“Greatness Code” is set for a second Apple TV+ season, including Russell Wilson and Bubba Wallace
Marcus Rashford, Russell Wilson, Letícia Bufoni, Scout Bassett, Bubba Wallace, and Lindsey Vonn are featured this time around.
Tom Brady “Man In The Arena” ESPN+ series will have a companion podcast featuring Harry Kane, Brendan Hunt and more
"The series brings in guests from different backgrounds for fascinating conversations around the themes of hatred, chance, failure, perfection and others."
Wilt Chamberlain documentary being developed by Kevin Garnett’s production company, Content Cartel
The feature-length documentary on the basketball legend will be directed by Gotham Chopra (Religion of Sports).
Tom Brady on what he learned from Bill Belichick in Man In The Arena preview clip: “I had Coach Belichick there to teach...
"It was the development of myself as a player, but also as a person off the field. I was soaking up all the information."
Showtime and Religion of Sports team up for Russell Westbrook documentary “Passion Play,” premiering Oct. 15
"There’s no one I’d rather have ridden this roller coaster with than Russ. Contrary to the persona that’s been painted about him, he’s one of the sharpest, most dynamic, caring, creative and driven people I’ve ever met and collaborated with."
“It’s getting to a point where it’s becoming dangerous”: Simone Biles talks Olympic twisties in Simone vs Herself finale trailer
"It's not been fun. It's been scary. ...I'm worth more than gold."
Religion of Sports sets up “Simone versus Herself” series, drops “Man in the Arena” Tom Brady trailer, and announces new hires
EJ Laretta and Melissa Radzimski have both joined Religion of Sports, and the company also announced a new Simone Biles docuseries this week.
Apple TV+ jumping into sports documentaries with ‘Greatness Code’ series, featuring LeBron James, Tom Brady, and others
The first seven-episode season will feature chronicle athletes at pivotal moments in their careers.
Tom Brady launching 199 Productions company to develop movies and TV shows
Brady will be on camera for several projects, including a documentary titled Unseen Football.
NBC Sports Regional Networks partners with Religion of Sports and Brandon Marshall for “HeadStrong: Mental Health and Sports”
"We know that our sports heroes face mental health challenges, just like so many others. We hope this project will advance that conversation and show people that resources and assistance are available to everyone."
Stephen vs The Game finale “The Town” uses pundit takes for “tension and conflict,” but also shows how Stephen Curry disregards takes
Director Gotham Chopra spoke to AA about why he featured pundits like ESPN's Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman in the final episode of Stephen vs The Game, and how Stephen Curry reacts to being under a punditry microscope.
