“The Last Dance” is getting started early.
ESPN’s much-anticipated 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls was originally scheduled to launch in June. But as the spread of COVID-19 has led to nationwide social distancing while stopping the sports world in its tracks, ESPN and its partners on the project received social-media pressure to move up the project for fans looking for a diversion.
Tuesday morning, the network announced that it indeed was moving up the series. Focused on the Bulls’ quest in 1998 for a sixth and final NBA championship during their dynastic run, the series will debut on April 19 and run on five successive Sunday nights, with two new episodes airing each of those nights through Sunday, May 17.