It’s only fitting that EGOT winner Viola Davis reads Dr. Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” over clips of Simone Biles in the teaser trailer for Netflix’s Simone Biles Rising. The inspirational poem holds a special place in the seven-time Olympic medalist’s heart. Biles even sports an “And Still I Rise” tattoo which she talks about in a new clip from the docuseries (embedded below).
The first two episodes of the documentary series premiere on July 17, 2024. The final two episodes will air this fall.
“Simone Biles has unfinished business. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was one of the biggest stories leading into the Games. But in sport, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned. And for Simone, the world had a front row seat as her private struggle with mental health exploded on the international stage – forcing her to withdraw from the competition,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Since then, Simone has put in the hard work: facing the difficult traumas of her past, learning to manage her mental health, embracing her journey, and in the process, rebuilding her gymnastics from the ground up. Her courage to soar knows no bounds as this summer she plans to return to the Olympic stage once again to do what she’s always done – be the best Simone that she can be. Because through it all, Simone still rises.”
Katie Walsh directs and Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, Giselle Parets, Janey Miller, JT Taylor, and Yiannis Exarchos serve as executive producers. The four-part documentary series is produced by Religion of Sports in association with the Olympic Channel.
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