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Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League

2026 · 1 season

A brisk, earnest behind-the-scenes look at building something ambitious from scratch, mixing logistics, personalities and sport into an accessible, quietly inspiring watch.

Created by
Richard Brown, Tebogo Malope
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Documents the creation and launch of the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside North America, a pan-African professional basketball league in partnership with FIBA featuring 12 top club teams from across Africa's 54 countries competing in a caravan format.

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Created by
Richard Brown, Tebogo Malope
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • sport
  • work
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Created by
Richard Brown, Tebogo Malope
Written by
Richard Brown
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
ESPN App
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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