Netflix’s audacious UNTOLD
series swaggers back to screens, armed with fresh athletic confessionals that peel back the heroic veneer of sports mythology. Leading the charge is UNTOLD:
The Fall of Favre
, chronicling the quarterback’s spectacular touchdown-to-trainwreck journey. Flanked by two equally jaw-dropping documentaries, this season promises to dissect the messy humanity behind highlight reels. Netflix is all set with its signature mix of glory, controversy, and raw vulnerability—sports storytelling that delves into its subjects long after the final whistle.
While Brett Favre’s story challenges the line between sports legend and fallen idol, the season’s other tales peel back the facade of fame, exposing the flawed humanity behind the headlines.
UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre, from gridiron glory to a tarnished legacy
Brett Favre, Green Bay’s golden gunslinger, with three MVP crowns, anchors UNTOLD
‘s triple threat lineup, UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre
, alongside UNTOLD:
Sho–ing Guards
and UNTOLD:
The Liver King.
The legendary quarterback’s text scandals and welfare scheme allegations share the spotlight with NBA’s locker room gunplay and a raw-meat influencer’s secrets. This unflinching trilogy questions whether athletic brilliance should purchase ethical immunity when heroes fumble life’s moral playbook.
🚨IT’S OFFICIAL!📷@Netflix announced The Fall of Favre, an Untold series doc that will debut on May 20. I served as executive producer on the project brilliantly directed by @beccag12. Working w EverWonder Studio,@timestudiosfilm on @FOS‘ (and my) first doc was an honor. pic.twitter.com/832oyATzdZ
— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) April 14, 2025
The season’s gripping narratives, begin rolling out on May 6
, revealing fam’s complicated recipe. UNTOLD: Shooting Guards
(May 6) captures how Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton turned trash into firearms, escalating locker room tension on felony charges. On May 13, UNTOLD: The Liver King
peels back Brian Johnson’s primal -living empire to expose its pharmaceutical core. The trilogy concludes May 20 with The Fall of Favre, forming a Cautionary triple-header where the spotlight eventually illuminates the shadows heroes tried to hide.
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As UNTOLD
unravels Brett Favre’s complicated legacy alongside two more jaw-dropping sports stories, Netflix’s treasure trove
of athletic chaos serves up even more legendary tales to satisfy your binge cravings.
Soul-searching after UNTOLD on Netflix
For viewers hungry for more athletic soul-searching after UNTOLD’s
credits roll, Netflix offers a championship-caliber lineup. The Last Dance
choreographs Michael Jordan’s final Bulls season with unprecedented access. Formula 1: Drive to Survive
accelerates through motorsport’s hairpin politics and personality clashes. Full Swing
chips away at professional golf’s manicured facade, revealing sand traps of pressure lurking beneath pristine greens.
The documentary buffet continues with Simone Biles: Rising
, a four-part odyssey charting the gymnast’s gravity-defying talents and equally powerful stance on mental health. Quarterback
huddles intimately with NFL signal-callers Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota throughout their rollercoaster 2022 campaigns. Together, this collection delivers sports’ quintessential drama, triumph wrestling with despair, public personas grappling with private demons, all filmed with the unblinking honesty that turns athletes’ journeys into universal human stories.
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What is your take on The Fall of Favre
and the other two stories? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.
