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ESPN's 1986 Mets Docuseries 'Once Upon a Time in Queens' to Debut in 2021

ESPN announced that its documentary series on the 1986 Mets, "Once Upon a Time in Queens," will debut later this later.

The title and launch timeline was released on Tuesday.

The project, which was first confirmed last summer, will chronicle the Mets' 1986 World Series-winning season in a four-part series that will air on ESPN and ESPN+.

Although a specific release date has yet to be announced, ESPN confirmed that Nick Davis, the director of the PBS documentary “Ted Williams: ‘The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived,’" is directing and producing the series along with executive producers Jimmy Kimmel, Sal “Cousin Sal” Iacono, Kimmelot’s Scott Lonker, and MLB's Global Senior Director of Media, Nick Trotta.