Entertainment
19 December 2024
Link copied to clipboardFeaturing: John Elway and various Denver Broncos and additional NFL talent
Director: Ken Rodgers
Producers: Jason Reed for Skydance Sports, Angus Wall, Terry Leonard and Kent Kubena for Makemake
Executive Producers: David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, and Jon Weinbach for Skydance Sports; Jamie Horowitz and Peyton Manning for Omaha Productions; Ross Ketover, Keith Cossrow, Jessica Boddy, Ken Rodgers and Brian Rolapp for NFL Films
Logline: Elway highlights one of the most celebrated athletes of the past 40 years, pro football legend John Elway. The documentary feature will follow his life on and off the field including being drafted to play baseball by the New York Yankees, starring in one of the greatest games in college football history, and winning two Super Bowls as a player and a third as an executive with the Denver Broncos. John Elway’s narrative is undeniably historic—yet altogether human.
“John Elway’s career isn’t just iconic, it’s darn near mythological,” said director Ken Rodgers. “His physical abilities, mental toughness and raw determination are the stuff of legend. We are all honored to partner with Netflix to tell the story of the man behind the legend.”
Netflix is the premier home for great sports stories as this film joins Netflix's lineup of sports programming, including releases like Simone Biles Rising, Quarterback, Receiver, Starting 5, Sprint, Enigma: Aaron Rodgers, Formula 1: Drive To Survive, Full Swing, Redeem Team, Bill Rusell: Legend, Saint of Second Chances and more, as well as live programming like the record-breaking Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight and the upcoming NFL Christmas Gameday, and WWE. Netflix has partnered with sports leagues including Formula 1, National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the PGA TOUR, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women's Tennis Association (WTA), Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and more.