SPORTS BIOPICS

WHERE SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES HAVE LED THE WAY WITH SERIES SUCH AS THE ALL OR NOTHING FRANCHISE, the NFL’s Hard Knocks, Last Chance U, Welcome to Wrexham and The Last Dance, dramas are quickly following – much like what has happened with true crime. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (pictured) this year dramatised the story of how the LA basketball team became one of sport’s most dominant dynasties on and off the court in the 1980s, while Mike explores the wild, tragic and controversial life of former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. There’s also the forthcoming Franz Beckenbauer biopic mentioned a couple of pages back, plus last year’s Colin in Black & White, which charted the high-school years of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the experiences that led him to become an activist.