Ben Stiller‘s long-rumored documentary about the New York Knicks has been confirmed. Stiller himself made the announcement on Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart’s Roomates podcast.
“I’m really excited to announce that we are making a documentary about the New York Knicks for HBO with A24.”
The actor/director went on to say he as “full cooperation of the NBA and MSG.”
On that front, it should be noted that Stiller made the announcement with Finals MVP Brunson and fellow champion Hart sitting by his side. The implicit message: Access will not be an issue.
Fans have assumed the project would follow the current team’s championship run, and it will, but it will also cover “all eras of the Knicks,” said Stiller.
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The multi-part event series will be directed by Stiller and promises to “trace the full arc of the franchise from the ’90s to the improbable, record-breaking run that finally returned a championship to New York.”
Stiller shared confirmation on his X account.
He said work on the project only started “a little bit before the playoff run” and production will likely continue over the next year.
“We’ll probably shoot a little more next season,” he added.
If this year’s NBA Finals’ ratings are any indication, there could be a very large audience for such a showcase series, if done right. Saturday’s Game 5 averaged 24.5M viewers across ABC and ESPN, per Nielsen Big Data + Panel, marking the most-watched NBA Finals game since 1998, when Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls won their sixth title in eight seasons. They made a pretty good documentary about that team, too: The Last Dance.
