ESPN announces new Red Sox documentary series ‘Believers’

ESPN is about to air a three-part documentary sequence concerning the Crimson Sox this month, the community introduced Monday.

The brand new, authentic sequence, known as “Believers” and it’ll premiere on the ESPN App for ESPN Limitless subscribers on Sept. 26.

The sequence will discover the Red Sox’ haunted previous because the crew went 86 years in between championships from 1918 to 2004, and religion’s position in guiding a metropolis, franchise, and fan base on this course of.

“Believers chronicles how that enduring religion, a exceptional group of gamers, and a metropolis prepared for change got here collectively to interrupt probably the most infamous curses in sports activities,” the community stated in a press launch. “The sequence follows Boston’s unbelievable 2004 post-season run via the lens of the franchise’s advanced historical past and the town’s passionate tradition, capturing the defining moments when perception and extraordinary expertise lastly rewarded the town’s long-suffering devoted.”

Viewers will see appearances and commentary from a star-studded solid together with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Katie Nolan, Invoice Burr, Donnie Wahlberg, Uzo Aduba, Sam Jay, Maria Menounos, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Crimson Sox gamers who seem within the sequence embody Johnny Damon, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Kevin Millar, and Bronson Arroyo.

From a historical past of heartbreak to the lengthy awaited 2004 breakthrough, the sequence touches on key moments that formed a franchise and stored long-tortured followers engaged via the battle.

After 2004, three extra championships adopted, one thing that may have been laborious to think about through the prolonged drought.

Affleck, the manager producer of the sequence, appeared in a one-minute trailer selling it. The sequence is directed by Gotham Chopra and Lauren Fisher. Chopra directed the 2018 six -part sequence “Tom vs. Time” which adopted legendary Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Fisher is a two-time Emmy-award successful director.

“The Crimson Sox broke the spirits of generations of their most devoted followers, falling wanting a championship in heartbreaking and unforgettable vogue, time and time once more,” the discharge reads. “But via each collapse, each missed likelihood, and each season of disappointment, Boston followers held on to an unshakable perception that redemption would come.”

Khari A. Thompson

Sports activities Reporter

Khari Thompson covers skilled sports activities for Boston.com. Earlier than becoming a member of the crew in 2022, Khari lined faculty soccer for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.