The Last Dance – Picture: ESPN
The Last Dance is ESPN’s biggest documentary hit in history and will soon be available on Netflix in the United States. According to one source, the show will premiere on July 19th, 2020.
In case you’ve had your end under a rock for the past few days, The Last Dance is the huge new limited documentary series about Michael Jordan and the rise of the Chicago Bulls during the 1990s. It features unprecedented access and has already scored ESPN with some huge ratings with the release of episodes 1 and 2 on April 19th, 2020.
The series is co-produced by Netflix, which currently releases new episodes the day after they air on ESPN in every region outside of the United States. This is similar to how it releases Better Call Saul. You can find a full release schedule for Netflix internationally in our preview here.
When will The Last Dance be on Netflix in the United States?
ESPN is releasing two new episodes every weekend up until May 17th, 2020. You’ll then have to wait two months for it to drop on Netflix on July 19th, 2020. We’ve known for a while that Netflix US would eventually get The Last Dance, but we haven’t heard of a release date until now.
Netflix officially confirmed the release date in the Q1 2020 Netflix investor document that explicitly mentioned the aforementioned release date. The release date initially came from Rich Greenfield of LightShed Solutions. Rich is a media analyst who keenly monitors all things streaming. He’s helped us in the past because Netflix still owned second window rights to Disney content.
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