Quick, everyone jump on the sports gambling bandwagon! The latest media outlet to cover gambling will be Showtime, which announced a four-part documentary called Action on Tuesday. The series will premiere on March 24th at 8 PM, and followed various people in the sports betting industry through the 2018 NFL season, with the narrative ending a week and a half ago on Super Bowl Sunday.

Here’s more, per Showtime, including some of those featured (Brent Musburger, Cousin Sal, and Russell Wilson, to name three).

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ACTION chronicles the lives of professional gamblers, bookies and oddsmakers throughout the 2018 NFL season following the Supreme Court decision to lift a ban on sports betting. The series will culminate with the biggest gambling day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday. The character-driven narrative delivers intimate access to a diverse cross-section of authentic and sometimes garrulous subjects within the sports gaming community, documenting the effects of legalization through their prisms.

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An estimated $400-$500 billion is wagered annually on sports gambling in the United States. The central figures introduced in ACTION range from some of the most respected experts to influencers in the industry, such as reputed professional gambler Bill “Krack” Krackomberger, sports handicapper Kelly Stewart and polarizing sports betting consultant Dave “Vegas Dave” Oancea. ACTION also features Seattle Seahawks quarterback and Super Bowl Champion Russell Wilson, legendary bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro, sports broadcasting icon Brent Musburger and comedian Cousin Sal.

And here’s a trailer.

Alright, so it really seems like this is less about “sports gambling being legalized,” and more about “people who love to bet on sports,” which is fine, but arguably is aimed at a more niche audience. That seems to be backed up in these quotes from Showtime in the release.

“The world of sports gambling has fascinated Hollywood for decades, but never before has a documentary captured the essence of the industry at such a pivotal period,” said Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “Through the lens of industry professionals and real-life gamblers within every virtual layer of the business – both legal and illegal – ACTION delivers a one-of-a-kind look as sports gambling enters a brave new world.”

Said director Luke Korem: “The chorus of human stories we present in ACTION will resonate far beyond the world of sports and gambling. This is a sub-culture that reflects to an extreme the risk, reward and uncertainty we find in our everyday lives. I’m thrilled that SHOWTIME is allowing us to capture these stories at such a unique moment in history.”

We’ll see what people think of this series when it premieres next month. I think people who are firmly embedded in the world of sports betting will dig it, those looking to get involved in the industry will be turned off, and the opinions of those somewhere in the middle will see their mileage vary. Whatever the case, I don’t think anyone should go into this series expected a balanced look at sports gambling.

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ESPN reminded sports fans and media that its epic 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls and the team’s drive for a sixth NBA championship is on the way.

According to a new trailer released Tuesday (one year after the first trailer debuted), The Last Dance will premiere in June. That follows the timeline ESPN has promoted all along, saying the documentary would drop in the summer of 2020.

Check out the shorter preview that was posted to Twitter (also available on the ESPN website). The documentary includes all of the key figures you’d expect: Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, and many others associated with the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.

Who else is in the film? Apparently, everyone!

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— ESPN (@espn) December 24, 2019

Notice the ABC logo alongside ESPN at the end of the trailer. That likely indicates The Last Dance will premiere on ABC as happened with ESPN’s last epic documentary, O.J.: Made in America, which debuted on network TV around the NBA Finals.

How many other documentaries can you say features interviews with Barack Obama and Carmen Electra? Other figures among the film’s more than 100 interviews include Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, Gary Payton, Pat Riley, Justin Timberlake, Bob Costas, Willow Bay, Isiah Thomas, Roy Williams, and many, many more.

This documentary may have needed at least five parts just to fit in all the interviews.

The array of conversations demonstrates what a phenomenon the Bulls were in the culture as they pursued a third consecutive championship and sixth overall. The Bulls weren’t just popular in sports. They were entertainment. They were celebrities. Everybody loves a winner.

A longer version of the trailer, which includes extended footage from the documentary, is also available online:

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The parts of the documentary focusing on the tensions between Scottie Pippen and his teammates, especially Jordan and Rodman, promise to be intriguing. Did Pippen resent being second fiddle? Did Jordan think Pippen didn’t give everything he could to the championship cause?

That 1997-98 Bulls squad also had the look of one last great run, a final tour for a historic team. Phil Jackson was going to step down as coach and Jordan didn’t intend to play for another coach. Additionally, General manager Jerry Krause seemed determined for the Bulls not to get old and watch its championship window close, as happened with the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons teams that won NBA titles before the Bulls’ dynasty. Best poker glasses.

A powerhouse team for sports documentaries was also formed behind the scenes for this project. The series is directed by Jason Hehir, who’s helmed several 30 for 30 films including The Fab Five and The ’85 Bears, in addition to HBO’s Andre the Giant doc. And the film is produced by Mike Tollin and his Mandalay Sports Media company, which has been the creative force behind a tremendous number of sports docs, feature films, and TV series.

The Last Dance is also expected to be available on Netflix next fall.