EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ is staying in business with one of the men behind its latest sports docuseries The Dynasty: New England Patriots.
The streamer has struck a first-look deal with director Matthew Hamachek.
It is the latest first-look deal for the tech company following similar deals with the likes of David & Jessica Oyelowo, The Morning Show’s Mimi Leder and Black Bird co-creator Dennis Lehane.
In addition to The Dynasty, Hamachek directed HBO’s Tiger Woods documentary Tiger.
He started his career working on the Oscar-nominated documentary Street Fight before working on Racing Dreams and If A Tree Falls before co-producing docs including Cartel Land, Amanda Knox, City of Ghosts and The Trade. He also exec produced Netflix’s Return To Space, which was directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi.
The Apple deal comes ahead of the finale of the ten-part series The Dynasty: New England Patriots, which Hamachek directed, and exec produced alongside Brian Grazer. The series looks at the Patriots rise and explores moments including Spygate and Deflategate and includes interviews with the likes of owner Robert Kraft, quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick.