Michael Jordan in action for the Chicago Bulls during the 1997/98 NBA season. Photo / Getty
Michael Jordan in action for the Chicago Bulls during the 1997/98 NBA season. Photo / Getty
It's the 10-part docuseries that has the entire basketball world salivating.
A look behind the curtain of the Chicago Bulls' final championship run in 1997/98 when a camera crew followed them throughout the entire season.
Michael Jordan's final season in the famous Bulls red, legendary coach Phil Jackson's final seasonat the helm and Scottie Pippen's final year of his contract.
The ups and downs of trying to capture their sixth title was all captured and now, the world gets to see what it took to ascend to the top of the NBA pile one final time.
Here's everything you need ahead of the release of the first two episodes.
Episode one is set to hit the airwaves on April 20 and appear on Netflix NZ accounts at 7.23pm. Plenty of time to knock off work, get dinner sorted and jump onto the couch in preparation for the opening two episodes.
Here's when to live-tweet the first two eps of #TheLastDance on Monday wherever you are in ANZ:
The series is a behind the curtain look at the Chicago Bulls and their 1997/98 season in what was their final championship year. It capped off a historic run with their sixth championship in eight seasons and marked the second time in that run they'd go back-to-back-to-back.
Not only is the series about that season, but it looks back into the lives of the central figures from Michael Jordan to Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and even the mastermind head coach Phil Jackson.
Footage from on court action throughout the season, to clips from practice and even in the locker room.
Michael Jordan in action for the Chicago Bulls during the 1997/98 NBA season. Photo / Getty
WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE SERIES?
Michael Jordan is once again the central figure, but players from the championship winning team are involved as is Phil Jackson and Chicago Bulls owners Jerry Reinsdorf.
Of course it's not just those from the inner sanctum, the docuseries includes journalists who covered the team back in the day to notable Bulls fans in Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
The first two episodes of the 10-part documentary The Last Dance will air on Netflix NZ on April 20 with two episodes to be released every following week.
