{"id":53327,"date":"2023-04-21T17:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T21:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=53327"},"modified":"2023-04-21T17:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T21:31:42","slug":"espn-films-latest-30-for-30-the-american-gladiators-documentary-about-reality-competition-series-premieres-may-30-31-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/21\/espn-films-latest-30-for-30-the-american-gladiators-documentary-about-reality-competition-series-premieres-may-30-31-video\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Films&#8217; Latest 30 for 30 &#8220;The American Gladiators Documentary&#8221; About Reality Competition Series Premieres May 30 &#038; 31 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;ESPN will debut the next installment in the Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series, &#8220;<strong><em>The American Gladiators Documentary<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a two-part film directed by Ben Berman (&#8220;<em>The Amazing Johnathan Documentary<\/em>&#8220;), Tuesday, May 30th @ 8:30PM ET and Wednesday, May 31 @ 9PM ET . The film takes an unconventional approach to the epic tale of the famed reality-competition show. What begins as a traditional sports documentary soon gives way to bigger themes of greed, and divergent narratives, and ultimately questions how history itself is written. 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