It's been a while now since AMC Networks announced the Rise of the 49ers series to debut on AMC and AMC+ next February.
The series purports to explore the turbulent 1980s decade across the Bay Area, and the San Francisco 49ers' role within it. Of course, starting in 1981, Bill Walsh and later George Seifert's Niners acted as an incredible unifying force for the city, winning four Super Bowl championships in an unprecedented run.
With characters like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, and Steve Young signed up to tell the story, and in an era of incredible sports documentaries like The Last Dance, there was an understandable level of anticipation from older 49ers fans (and even those of a newer vintage like me) to see the story told on the small screen.