Randy Wilkins: Last News

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticDeep into the fifth episode of “The Captain,” ESPN’s new docuseries acknowledges the difficulty of cracking its chosen subject. Derek Jeter might’ve been a stellar shortstop, and an iconic Yankees player whose meteoric rise and waning career mirrored his team’s own trajectory as a New York sports dynasty.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The first episode of the new series about the iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter is now available to stream online.

Randy Wilkins connects with Derek Jeter, subject of his seven-part ESPN documentary series, The Captain, on a few levels.

Derek Jeter hit it out of the park in the style department on Sunday at the premiere of his upcoming ESPN docuseries The Captain in New York City.The 47-year-old New York Yankees legend wore a tan suit along with a plain white T-shirt for the event at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center as part of the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.Derek completed his outfit with two-toned sneakers. Team captain:Derek Jeter hit it out of the park in the style department on Sunday at the premiere of The Captain in New York CityThe five-time World Series champion was accompanied by his wife Hannah Jeter, 32.She looked stunning in a black jacket over a sheer black top along with black shorts.

Angelique Jackson CAA has signed three-time Emmy Award-winning writer, director, editor and producer, Randy Wilkins, best known for his work on ESPN Films’ “30 for 30.”Up next, Wilkins will direct “The Captain,” a multi-episode docuseries for ESPN Films focused on New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter. The series is set to debut in 2022 and will tell the story of Jeter’s professional and personal triumphs and challenges, using the athlete’s journey to tell a larger cultural story that explores race, family, community, rivalries and more.Wilkins notably directed the ESPN Films’ “30 for 30” documentary “86-32,” which chronicles the controversial decision between boxers Roy Jones Jr.

ESPN Films said Tuesday that it is at work on The Captain, a multi-part documentary series about soon-to-be Hall of Fame New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. It is slated to premiere sometime in 2022 on ESPN and ESPN+.

“I think a really telling detail is that on almost all of these shots, the icon would say to us, ‘Oh my God, can I take these letters home?’ ” Dear… executive producer Jane Cha Cutler said of the new Apple TV+ docuseries.