30 for 30

Season 3 - Volume III (32 Episodes)

4 Seasons 2015 TV-G 1h 00m 8.8

A collection of documentary films focused on sports.

ESPN Films' 30 for 30 is an unprecedented documentary series featuring today's finest storytellers from inside and outside of the sports world. What started as a celebration of ESPN's 30th anniversary has come to life as an eclectic and fascinating collection of passionate films about sports and culture. Individually, each of the films in this series is meant to tell an intimate, compelling story that stands on its own and brings to life the filmmaker's vision. Collectively, however, these creatively different films weave together a diverse tapestry of what sports has meant to culture. Ultimately, 30 For 30 strives to sit the viewer down and tell a story, employing many sources but giving a distinctive point of view, marshaling words and images to serve that particular perspective. In a sports universe of competing voices, these films offer a single, compelling one.

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 Trojan War

1. Trojan War

Aired: Oct 13, 2015

The rise and fall of USC Trojans football during Pete Carroll's coaching tenure.

Episode 4 Chasing Tyson

4. Chasing Tyson

Aired: Nov 10, 2015

Explores the years that Evander Holyfield spent trying to arrange his first f...

Episode 6 The '85 Bears

6. The '85 Bears

Aired: Feb 4, 2016

One of the greatest football teams ever assembled, the 1985 Chicago Bears wer...

Episode 7 Fantastic Lies

7. Fantastic Lies

Aired: Mar 13, 2016

A documentary examination of the accusations of sexual misconduct against the...

Episode 8 This Magic Moment

8. This Magic Moment

Aired: Apr 14, 2016

In the mid-1990s, Orlando was the center of excitement in the NBA. The young ...

Episode 9 Believeland

9. Believeland

Aired: May 14, 2016

There's a special place on the southern shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of t...

Episode 10 Doc & Darryl

10. Doc & Darryl

Aired: Jul 14, 2016

When former New York Mets superstars Dwight "Doc" Gooden and Darryl Strawberr...

Episode 11 Phi Slama Jama

11. Phi Slama Jama

Aired: Oct 18, 2016

They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketball in ...

Episode 12 Hit It Hard

12. Hit It Hard

Aired: Nov 1, 2016

The popular but polarizing former golfer John Daly is the subject of the late...

Episode 14 This Was the XFL

14. This Was the XFL

Aired: Feb 2, 2017

A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure...

Episode 15 One and Not Done

15. One and Not Done

Aired: Apr 13, 2017

The life and career of John Calipari, one of the most polarizing figures in m...

Episode 19 Mike and the Mad Dog

19. Mike and the Mad Dog

Aired: Jul 13, 2017

Mike Francesa and Chris Russo's 'Mike and the Mad Dog' radio show ruled after...

Episode 21 What Carter Lost

21. What Carter Lost

Aired: Aug 26, 2017

In the fall of 1988 a Texas high school fielded the football team that many c...

Episode 22 Year of the Scab

22. Year of the Scab

Aired: Sep 12, 2017

Two weeks into the 1987 season, the NFL's players went on strike. For the fir...

Episode 23 Tommy

23. Tommy

Aired: Sep 13, 2017

The unlikely rise and sudden fall of boxer Tommy Morrison.

Episode 24 Nature Boy

24. Nature Boy

Aired: Nov 7, 2017

Documentary following the life & career of 16 time world champion Ric "The Na...

Episode 25 The Two Bills

25. The Two Bills

Aired: Feb 1, 2018

A look at the tumultuous relationship between coaching legends Bill Parcells ...

Episode 27 Seau

27. Seau

Aired: Sep 20, 2018

The life of NFL legend Junior Seau, from his upbringing in a Samoan immigrant...

Episode 28 42 to 1

28. 42 to 1

Aired: Dec 11, 2018

This documentary chronicles one of the greatest sporting upsets in history, w...

Episode 29 Deion's Double Play

29. Deion's Double Play

Aired: Jan 31, 2019

The story of how Deion Sanders played an NFL game for the Atlanta Falcons in ...

Episode 30 The Dominican Dream

30. The Dominican Dream

Aired: Apr 30, 2019

A portrait of the Dominican immigrants of New York in the '80s and '90s, as s...

Episode 31 Qualified

31. Qualified

Aired: May 28, 2019

In May 1977 Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman to attempt the Indianapolis...

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: ESPN

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Genres: Sport, Documentary, History, Biography

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