{"id":13879,"date":"2020-01-07T11:14:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/vudu-greenlights-sports-docuseries-legacy\/"},"modified":"2020-01-07T12:25:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T17:25:18","slug":"vudu-greenlights-sports-docuseries-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/vudu-greenlights-sports-docuseries-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Vudu Greenlights Sports Docuseries Legacy from Dwyane Wade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vudu, Walmart&#8217;s digital video service, has greenlit the docuseries <em>Legacy<\/em>, executive produced by NBA star Dwyane Wade.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-part docuseries is produced by Whistle and Wade\u2019s production company 59th &amp; Prairie Entertainment. Legacy will chronicle the lives of gifted young athletes who all have one thing in common\u2014they are the children of famous athletes, and they are working toward living up to the name on their back while also building their own athletic identity. The docuseries will be available for free exclusively on Vudu in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The docuseries will follow Wade&#8217;s son Zaire as he navigates his senior year of high school as a Division I basketball prospect, and Randall Cunningham&#8217;s daughter, Vashti Cunningham, who is a track and field athlete specializing in the high jump and a contender to win gold at the 2020 Olympics. The series will also shadow Evan and Elijah Holyfield, the sons of former heavyweight world champion boxer Evander Holyfield. Evan is following in his father&#8217;s footsteps and pursuing a professional boxing career, while Elijah has chosen a different path as an NFL running back. Additional names will be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><em>Legacy<\/em> will be directed by Emmy Award winner Jonathan Hock (<em>Through the Fire<\/em>, <em>Unguarded<\/em>), and Mark Ciardi (<em>The Rookie<\/em>, <em>Secretariat<\/em>) will serve as an executive producer. This marks the second project Hock and Ciardi signed onto with Whistle following the announcement earlier this year of the series Benedict Men. <em>Legacy<\/em> was developed by Mike Basone, Whistle&#8217;s VP of development for premium originals, and he will also serve as an executive producer on the project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m proud to executive produce <em>Legacy<\/em> and bring my son&#8217;s unique athletic journey to other aspiring young athletes,&#8221; said Wade. &#8220;I hope this docuseries leaves viewers feeling inspired through showing the hard work and dedication needed to turn your dreams into reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to partner with Vudu to create premium content that harbors family values consistent with Whistle&#8217;s brand,&#8221; said Dominic Ianno, executive VP and head of Whistle&#8217;s growth and new initiatives group and an executive producer on the project. &#8220;We have assembled a stellar team to bring these stories to life and provide a source of inspiration for adolescents as they face the daunting task of making decisions that will impact their futures.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vudu, Walmart&#8217;s digital video service, has greenlit the docuseries Legacy, executive produced by NBA star Dwyane Wade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":13881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4545,4546,4547,4548],"class_list":["post-13879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-59th-prairie-entertainment","tag-legacy","tag-vudu","tag-whistle","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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