Patrick Mahomes and his family didn’t get a free trip to Disneyland this year but his team is doubling down with the Mouse House.
ESPN and Disney+ have ordered a docuseries about the Kansas City Chiefs.
The series comes from Connor Schell’s North Road-backed Words + Pictures in association with Skydance Sports, which has a deal with the NFL, NFL Films, Mahomes’ 2PM Productions and Foolish Club Studios, which is the Chiefs’ inhouse production division.
It will tell the story of the team’s history through access to its 2024 season, one that ended in defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. This is a story that would have been even grander if the team could have won this year, which would have been a historic threepeat.
The six-part series, which will premiere later this year, explores its franchise-record 15-win regular season, a third-consecutive Lamar Hunt Trophy as AFC champions and its third straight Super Bowl appearance, albeit a rather depressing one. It will feature current-day players, coaches, and executives as well as spotlighting the team’s 65-year history, dating back to its earliest days in Dallas, Texas, when the team was founded by Hunt.
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Kristen Lappas (Dream On) will direct and is exec produced by Schell, Jason Hehir, Libby Geist and Aaron Cohen showrunner Matt Maxson.
“No team in sports has been more captivating over the last decade than the Kansas City Chiefs. To get the chance to go behind-the-scenes of the team’s modern-day dynasty with its signature stars, and weave that story together with the Chiefs’ history and incomparable legacy of Lamar Hunt, whose imprint on the club and the league is still felt every Sunday, is a remarkable opportunity,” said Schell. “We’re so excited to be working with ESPN, Skydance Sports, 2PM Productions and everyone at the Chiefs organization on this series.”
“ESPN and Disney+ know that sports fans are interested in stories that take them beyond the X’s and O’s, and this series will explore the legacy of the Chiefs franchise while also showcasing the emotional highs and lows of building a championship-winning team,” added Burke Magnus, president of content, ESPN. “From the brilliance of Patrick Mahomes to the leadership of Andy Reid and the passion of Chiefs Kingdom, this project will showcase the drama, intensity, and heart that make this team a global phenomenon.”
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