Producer of New EA Madden Documentary Series Reveals When We Can Expect To See It

In May, Prime Video announced that it had greenlit four new sports documentaries, one of which was an Untitled EA Madden Documentary described by the streaming service as detailing the "never-been-told story of Madden NFL, from its archaic 8-bit origins to its success as an annual must have — against all odds."

Since then, there has been little information dished out about when we can expect the project to arrive for us to enjoy, but in our interview with the director of new Prime Video docuseries Evolution of the Black Quarterback and producer on the EA Madden project, FredAnthony Smith, reveals "It is coming."

"I know when it's coming. I can't say when it's coming yet, but before the football season is over," Smith reveals. "I will say that, and it's really cool."

Madden is one of the biggest video game franchises of all time.

Stemming from legendary coach John Madden, the game has sold over 130 million copies worldwide and was the launch of a groundbreaking brand that became a worldwide phenomenon, spanning generations.

However, it almost never happened.

When the project was revealed, Prime Video shared some details about the project:

The Untitled EA Madden Documentary reveals the never-been-told story of Madden NFL, from its archaic 8-bit origins to its success as an annual must have—against all odds. For the first time ever, EA SPORTS is opening their vault of rare and never-been-seen footage, while also allowing cameras to follow along as the team finishes the next generation of the game. What started as an unlikely pairing between a computer whiz and a football legend, ignited a revolution and triggered a seismic collision between the worlds of jocks and geeks. They should have failed. Instead, their game changed the game—and our culture, too.

The series will be directed by Nathan Caswell and Jeremiah Zagar, who will also executive produce alongside Kevin Misher and Andy Berman of Misher Films, Michael Strahan, Constance Schwartz-Morini, and FredAnthony Smith of SMAC Entertainment, Mike Tollin of MTP, Sandy Montag of The Montag Group, Steve Ascher, Kristy Sabat, and Jessica Conway of A+E Factual Studios, Daryl Holt, Seann Graddy, and Julie Foster of EA SPORTS, and Jeremy Yaches of Public Record.

Smith says that the series is "a love letter to John Madden and what he meant to football, but also what he meant to a new generation of football fans that learned about the game through the video game."

It will feature current and former players discussing their love of Madden, as well as "a lot of the EA staffers over the years that talk about what goes into creating the game and the ticking clock that they have every year to try to get the game done in time and to try to make it better than ever," Smith reveals.

An exact release date or official title is yet to be announced.

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