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Kobe: The Making of a Legend

2025 · 1 season

A reflective, interview-driven portrait that moves between triumph and loss, asking you to sit with a complicated man's legacy.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Rick Fox
Overview
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.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Rick Fox
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • sport
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Rick Fox, Vanessa Bryant, Joe Bryant, Natalia Bryant, Gianna Bryant, Bianka Bryant
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
CNN
Languages
English

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