David Farnor | On 21, May 2020

Usain Bolt, LeBron James and Tom Brady are heading to Apple TV+ with a new docuseries profiling untold stories from the world’s greatest athletes.

Greatness Code is a short-form series that spotlights stories from sports people around the world. Season 1 comprises seven episodes each examining a pivotal moment that defined an athlete’s career.

They include four-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist LeBron James; six-time Super Bowl champion and four-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady; Olympic gold medalist and co-captain of the US Women’s National Soccer Team Alex Morgan; record-holding Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White; world’s fastest man and eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt; five-time Olympic gold medalist and 15-time world champion swimmer Katie Ledecky; and 11-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater.

Greatness Code is a co-production between powerhouse sports content platforms Religion of Sports, which is co-founded by Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady and NFL Hall of Fame legend Michael Strahan, and Uninterrupted, the athlete empowerment brand founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.

The series is directed by Gotham Chopra, who also executive produces alongside Carter. Devin Johnson also executive produces via Uninterrupted.

The series joins a growing slate of unscripted programming from Apple TV+, including Beastie Boys Story, Home and Visible, plus the upcoming Dear…, Dads from director Bryce Dallas Howard, and official 2020 Sundance Selection Boys State.

Greatness Code premieres on Apple TV+ on 10th July.

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