Once Upon a Time in Queens

 

Once Upon a Time in Queens, a four-part documentary series set to air on ESPN in 2021, is centered on the 1986 Mets, one of baseball’s most dominant and iconoclastic teams, whose legendary World Series comeback was merely the climax of an epic tale of ambition and swagger set in a city that was synonymous with excess.

Executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, Sal “Cousin Sal” Iacono, Kimmelot’s Scott Lonker, ITV’s Jordana Hochman, MLB’s Nick Trotta, and ESPN Films, and directed by Nick Davis, the multi-part documentary will feature hours of never-before-seen footage of the ’86 Mets team, a team of larger-than-life characters whose exploits on and off the field symbolized a unique moment in time for New York City and baseball history.

A companion book, Once Upon a Time in Queens: An Oral History of the 1986 Mets, is forthcoming from Hyperion Avenue.

Gary Carter and Wally Backman of the New York Mets celebrate after winning the 1986 Major League Baseball World Series (Wall Street Journal) PHOTO: MLB PHOTOS VIA GETTY IMAGES

Gary Carter and Wally Backman of the New York Mets celebrate after winning the 1986 Major League Baseball World Series (Wall Street Journal)
PHOTO: MLB PHOTOS VIA GETTY IMAGES

 
 

Once Upon a Time in Queens | ESPN 30 for 30 Trailer