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Saban — official video preview
2026SeriesBiography

Saban

Saban tells the story of Nick Saban's extraordinary career, highlighted by his 17 seasons at Alabama, where he led the team to six national titles and reestablished the Crimson Tide as the preeminent program in college football. The series will peel back the curtain on the long closely guarded world of Saban, with hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage from the locker room and practice fields, as well as many other behind-the-scenes moments in his career at Alabama, and prior to that LSU, the Miami Dolphins, and Michigan State among other stops. There's also a wealth of present-day…

Scroll Patrol — official video preview
2025SeriesBiography

Scroll Patrol

Scroll Patrol is an inside look into the life of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars 10 icon, Nicole Paige Brooks. Nicole is scrolling through her camera roll, sharing never-before-seen photos and stories from her 30-year drag career, her personal life, and her RuPaul's Drag Race journey.

2026
2026SeriesBiography

Take the Money and Run

In October 2017, Dr. Ruja Ignatova vanished without a trace. The 37-year-old was worth 20 billion at the time and still tops the list of the most wanted women in the world. Wild stories continue to swirl around the gifted young woman who called herself the Cryptoqueen and Bitcoin Killer. Under the guise of giving the unbanked access to financial markets and helping them get rich, she scammed the world, especially small investors, out of billions. A few individuals, however, did get super-rich with her. Take the Money and Run tells her story: The rise and fall of one of the crypto world's…

The Coach Vick Experience — official video preview
2026SeriesBiography

The Coach Vick Experience

The Coach Vick Experience is an emotional, high-stakes docuseries that follows Michael Vick as he returns home to Virginia for the biggest challenge of his life — stepping in as a first-time head coach tasked with reigniting Norfolk State's struggling football program. With the community and the season on the line, Coach Vick must learn the job in real time while building a team hungry for greatness. At its core, this is more than football - it's a raw and inspiring look at what it takes to rebuild a program, a culture, and the belief that anything is possible.

The Dark Wizard — official video preview
2026SeriesBiography

The Dark Wizard

The Dark Wizard is an up-close and unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, one of the world's most influential and controversial climbers, BASE jumpers, and highline walkers. The series traces the jaw‑dropping feats that made him a legend, as well as the personal turmoil that defined his life. From an early age, Dean grappled with inner demons that led him to seek the limits of human possibility. Climbing became his outlet and Yosemite National Park became the canvas for his unique talent and artistic expression. As his accomplishments on El Capitan and Half Dome elevated him to hero status…