Kobe: The Making of a Legend (2025)
Synopsis
Kobe: The Making of a Legend traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post-NBA aspirations as a storyteller and as a father. Featuring personal interviews with Kobe's former coaches, teammates and family friends, this illuminating series reveals the conflicts and the complications behind the man with the Black Mamba mentality.
First Air Date: 2025-01-25
Last Air Date: 2025-02-08
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Networks: CNN
Top Cast
- Kobe Bryant as Self (archive footage)
- Shaquille O'Neal as Self (archive footage)
- Rick Fox as Self (archive footage)
- Vanessa Bryant as Self (archive footage)
- Joe Bryant as Self (archive footage)
- Natalia Bryant as Self (archive footage)
- Gianna Bryant as Self (archive footage)
- Bianka Bryant as Self (archive footage)
- Jennifer Lopez as Self (archive footage)
- Tina Fey as Self (archive footage)
Seasons
Season 1 (2025)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Part 1
Growing up in Italy, Kobe Bryant develops a passion for basketball under his father's influence; at 18, he moves to Los Angeles to join the Lakers, where he marries Vanessa Laine, straining family relationships.
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Ep. 2: Part 2
In 2003, Kobe's world is rocked by an allegation of sexual assault against a 19-year old hotel employee, drawing intense media scrutiny; in the aftermath, he channels his emotions into the Black Mamba alter ego.
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Ep. 3: Part 3
As the end of his basketball career looms, Kobe shifts focus to storytelling, mentoring and fatherhood; in 2020, the world is stunned by a tragic helicopter crash, which claims the lives of Kobe and his daughter, Gianna.
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