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This week, our lives are less red, white, and blue and more gray. The Olympics are officially over, which means we all have to return to our typical, sporting-free lives. No more epic gymnastics routines. No more Ryan Lochte scandals. Fewer epic tweets from Leslie Jones.
It’s a sad moment for us all, but just because the Olympics is over doesn’t mean that you have to be completely free from sports drama. In case you didn’t know, Netflix has a fairly impressive archive of ESPN’s 30 for 30 series, and they’re all just a click away. If you don’t know, 30 for 30 is the umbrella title for a series of films and docu-series from ESPN. The rules of 30 for 30 docs are simple — they have to highlight important people, events, or phenomena in sports history. This broad umbrella combined with ESPN’s recognizable name has allowed some of the best storytellers of our time to tell some to the most engaging and influential stories about sports. Consider this your guide to all of the 30 for 30 content Netflix has to offer.
30 for 30: The 16th Man — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: 9.79* — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The ‘85 Bears — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Angry Sky — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Bad Boys — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Band That Wouldn’t Die — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Believeland — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Bernie and Ernie — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Best That Never Was — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Benji — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Brian and the Boz — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Big Shot — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Birth of Big Air — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Broke
Think top NFL athletes get to retire surrounded by millions? Think again. As this disturbingly insightful documentary proves, medical expenses, manipulative professionals, and the absence of a system that teaches athletes about finances, your favorite pro players can go from billionaires to broke faster than you think.
[Where to watch 30 for 30: Broke]
30 for 30: Brothers in Exile — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Chasing Tyson — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Day The Series Stopped — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Elway to Marino — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Fantastic Lies
This ESPN documentary about the Duke lacrosse scandal is one of the most shocking, provocative, and disturbing sports docs out there. An expected story of sex, too much alcohol, and power gets turned upside down as new evidence appears. This doc will force you to question your own prejudices about this confusing case.
[Where to watch 30 for 30: Fantastic Lies]
30 for 30: Fernando Nation — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Four Days in October — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Free Spirits — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Ghosts of Ole Miss — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Gospel According to Mac — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Guru of Go — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The House of Steinbrenner — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: I Hate Christian Laettner
This hour long examination is less about basketball as a sport and more about how one figure can inspire such universal hatred. I Hate Christian Laettner isn’t exactly a defense of the athlete, but it will make you question why certain public figures just rub us the wrong way.
[Where to watch 30 for 30: I Hate Christian Laettner]
30 for 30: Into the Wind — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Jordan Rides the Bus — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: June 17th, 1994 — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Kings Ransom — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Legend of Jimmy the Greek — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Little Big Men — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: This Magic Moment — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Marion Jones: Press Pause
If you’re really missing the Olympics, then this story about great highs and even greater lows is your new streaming obsession. Jones won three gold medals and one bronze during the 2000 Australian Summer Games. However, her success had always been tainted with rumors of steroid use. Jones finally came clean about using in 2007, and the resulting plummet from grace is what this documentary covers.
[Where to watch 30 for 30: Marion Jones: Press Pause]
30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Muhammad and Larry — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: No Crossover: The Trial of Allen — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: No Mas — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Once Brothers — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Playing for the Mob — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Pony Excess — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Price of Gold — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Prince of Pennsylvania
This documentary covers one of the most interesting figures not only in wrestling but in sports as a whole — John du Pont. You probably know the eccentric heir to family fortune best from Steve Carell’s portrayal of him in the movie Foxcatcher. This doc covers the real story of great aspirations and savage murder.
[Where to watch 30 for 30: The Prince of Pennsylvania]
30 for 30: Rand University — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Requiem for the Big East — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Run Ricky Run — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Silly Little Game — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Slaying the Badger — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
Want to know who killed the short-lived United States Football League? It was Donald Trump. This oddly topical documentary covers the rise and fall of the USFL, taking special care to document its death and point fingers at the man who held the knife.
[Where to watch 30 for 30: Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?]
30 for 30: Soccer Stories: Hillsborough — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Soccer Stories: White, Blue and White — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Sole Man — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Survive and Advance — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: There’s No Place Like Home — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: This Is What They Want — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Tim Richmond: To the Limit — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Trojan War — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The Two Escobars — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: The U
On the surface level, this is a documentary about the University of Miami. However, it’s really a story about a college and a football team trapped in the middle of a racial and cultural shift taking place throughout the country. Through one coach’s recruitment strategy, the future of the Hurricanes and college football itself was changed forever.
[Where to watch 30 for 30: The U]
30 for 30: The U: Part 2 — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Unmatched — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: When the Garden Was Eden — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks — Where to watch on Netflix
30 for 30: Without Bias — Where to watch on Netflix
