Netflix’s latest sports docuseries, “Bill Russell: Legend,” is sandwiched between its 10-part tennis series, “Break Point,” and its eight-part golf series, “Full Swing,” in a string of non-fiction …
,” is sandwiched between its 10-part tennis series, “Break Point,” and its eight-part golf series, “Full Swing,” in a string of non-fiction programming demonstrating the streamer’s commitment to chronicling athletic excellence. Although there have been other docs made about Russell, a Boston Celtics legend who won 11 championships during his career, Netflix is calling this latest nonfiction film about the 6-foot-10-inch center the “definitive documentary.
The difference is that this is Netflix. We did a deeper dive. A more complicated dive into this very complicated human. He wasn’t just a basketball player, but a true Black man from my perspective. A man who stood up for his principles. He could also piss people off. Initially, we were trying to figure out if we should start with his early life in Monroe, La., then build to his first years as a Celtic. Then we decided to slip it around and do the backstory of his early life after we introduced the fact that he became a member of the Celtics. We also asked ourselves, how long do we stay in the basketball before we then get back to his off-the-court activities? So, yes. It was a bit of a challenge. I mean, it took a while to edit this one.
The one challenge that we as documentarians always face is that when you see this old footage, you say, “It looks pretty crappy, and there wasn’t a lot of coverage.” So, you have to sort of take a leap of faith. [We looked at the archives] and would say – “Is that Bill Russell?” But we also knew that we were never going to get the same kind of coverage and quality we see today.
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