The four-part series is directed by Rick Famuyiwa and premieres on April 22.
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Apple TV+ Debuts First Trailer for Magic Johnson Doc ‘They Call Me Magic’
The four-part series is directed by Rick Famuyiwa and premieres on April 22.
BY
JAMES HIBBERD
MARCH 12, 2022 8:00AM
Magic Johnson ELTON ANDERSON/ ASPIRETV
Apple TV+ released the trailer for its inside look at the life of basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
They Call Me Magic is a four-part documentary series chronicling Johnson’s journey from Los Angeles Lakers legend to changing the conversation around HIV to becoming a community activist.
Apple released the trailer ahead of the project’s Saturday debut at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
The series directed by Rick Famuyiwa (The Mandalorian) features new interviews with Johnson, his family, and a lineup that includes Larry Bird, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neil, President Obama, Fred Stabley Jr., Dwayne Wade, Jerry West and Michael Wilbon.
The project is the latest Apple TV+ documentary, joining the Emmy-winning
Boys State, plus
The Velvet Underground,
Beastie Boys Story and
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry.