30 for 30: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Inspired by ESPN's anniversary, ESPN Films is launching 30 for 30, an unprecedented documentary series featuring 30 of today's finest storytellers telling thirty remarkable stories from the ESPN era. On their own, each of the films will be an intimate look at a specific story, relevant to larger themes from the modern era. Collectively, these films will be a diverse mosaic of what sports has meant to American and World culture in the last thirty years. Each storyteller will bring their passion and personal point of view to their film detailing the issues, trends, athletes, teams, rivalries, games and events that transformed the sports landscape from 1979 to 2009.

Series details

• Title: 30 for 30
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2009-10-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ESPN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 75 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 6099
• IMDb ID: tt1408430
• TVDB ID: 128051

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-06; final listed air date 2010-12-11; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-10-02; final listed air date 2015-07-30; episode order: 30.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-10-13; final listed air date 2019-07-02.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-09-10; final listed air date 2026-11-22.

Source and licence

Adapted from 30 for 30 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.