The Last Dance

The legends. The truth.

Episodes

Episode I

In the fall of 1997, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls begin their quest to win a sixth NBA title in eight years. But "The Last Dance," as coach Phil Jackson called it, will be shadowed by tension with the club's front office.

51 min

Episode II

Michael Jordan is left to begin the 1997-98 season without his injured sidekick Scottie Pippen, whose contract dispute with the Bulls' front office reaches a fever pitch as the team gets off to one of the worst starts of its championship runs.

50 min

Episode III

Once a key member of the hated Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" championship teams that brutalized Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman is virtually all Jordan can count on in the early months of the 1997-98 season.

49 min

Episode IV

In what management insists is Phil Jackson's final season in Chicago as head coach of the Bulls, he continues to seem like the only one who can steer this unique, singular collection of talent to another title.

51 min

Episode V

As Michael Jordan's fame peaked to unparalleled levels in the early 1990s in the wake of consecutive NBA titles and a starring role on the Olympic Dream Team, his image as "Air Jordan" made him a profoundly significant cultural figure.

51 min

Episode VI

With Michael Jordan's extraordinary fame came extraordinary scrutiny, and in 1993, it all felt like it came to a head with the Chicago Bulls' pursuit of a third straight title shadowed by question marks about Jordan's gambling.

50 min

Episode VII

As Michael Jordan pushes his teammates hard for a sixth NBA title, his intensity and hunger for basketball dominance is in stark contrast to his mindset in October 1993, when he stunned the world by walking away from the game.

51 min

Episode VIII

Michael Jordan would famously use even the smallest slight imaginable to motivate himself against an opponent. And when his NBA comeback in 1995 fell short in the playoffs, he worked harder than ever to return to form.

51 min

Episode IX

In May of 1998, nearly a year after Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls fought past Utah in the NBA Finals, their path to a sixth title only gets more challenging, as a brutal seven-game series against the Indiana Pacers decides the Eastern Conference.

50 min

Episode X

In June of 1998, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls face the Utah Jazz in an NBA Finals rematch, looking for a sixth championship and a perfect ending for "The Last Dance."

51 min

Videos

Trailer: “The Last Dance” 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

'The Last Dance' exclusive trailer and footage: The untold story of Michael Jordan and the Bulls

Cast and Crew

Michael Jordan

Self

Scottie Pippen

Self - Bulls Forward 1987-98

Dennis Rodman

Self

Steve Kerr

Self - Bulls Guard 1992-98

Phil Jackson

Self - Bulls Head Coach 1989-98

Zachary Rothfeld

Associate Producer

Michael Tollin

Executive Producer

Connor Schell

Executive Producer

Estee Portnoy

Executive Producer

Curtis Polk

Executive Producer

Nina Krstic

Producer

Peter Guber

Executive Producer

Jon Weinbach

Producer

Jake Rogal

Producer

Alyson Sadofsky

Producer

The Last Dance

A 10-part documentary chronicling the untold story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty with rare, never-before-seen footage and sound from the 1997-98 championship season – plus over 100 interviews with famous figures and basketball’s biggest names.

Orignal Language

Seasons

Genre

Documentary

Status

Ended

Release Data

2020-04-19

Production Companies

ESPN Films, Jump 23, Mandalay Sports Media, NBA Entertainment

Streaming Network

ESPN