Women’s Sports League Group Athletes Unlimited Kicks Off Docuseries With Boardwalk Pictures
25.04.2023 - 16:13
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Boardwalk Pictures, the company behind Netflix docuseries such as Cheer and Last Chance U, is working on a docuseries about Athletes Unlimited, a network of professional women’s sports leagues.
The company, which recently sold a minority stake to investment firm Shamrock Capital, has teamed with the network to develop a documentary series that highlights the women in this player-driven organization, which features professional softball, lacrosse, volleyball and basketball leagues.
The series, which feature access to the athletes, will follow their lives on and off the field and court, documenting all angles of their season, both personal and professional.
On the field, Athletes Unlimited features a range of scoring innovations such as individual athletes earning points based on both team wins and individual performance and become the champions in team sports. Points are earned on every play and the leaderboard will change constantly. In addition, teams change each week, with the top four athletes in the standings serving as captains and drafting their teams. At the end of each five-week season, the player with the most points is crowned as individual champion.
Off the field, Athletes Unlimited has policies supporting mothers that play in the league, while becoming the first professional sports league to be organized as a Public Benefit Corporation and the first U.S. based pro sports league to be committed to carbon-neutrality.
“Athletes Unlimited is a rich, layered backdrop for a story about characters who are taking control for themselves,” said Boardwalk CEO Andrew Fried. “Not only are they some of the most decorated female athletes in our country, across multiple sports, but they are building a new