Bill Russell: Legend
2023 • 1 SeasonWinningest NBA champion and civil rights icon Bill Russell builds a larger-than-life legacy on and off the court in this biographical documentary.
Top Series Cast
Corey Stoll
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bill Russell
as Self
Oscar Robertson
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Stephen Curry
as Self - 4 Time NBA Champion
Bob Ryan
as Self - Sportswriter, The Boston Globe
Larry Bird
as Self - Boston Celtics 1979-92
Magic Johnson
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Satch Sanders
as Self - Boston Celtics 1960-73
William C. Rhoden
as Self - Columnist, ESPN's Andscape
Isiah Thomas
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Aram Goudsouzian
as Self - Bill Russell Biographer, 'King of the Court'
Lawrence O'Donnell
as Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Jeannine Russell
as Self - Bill Russell's Widow
Bill McSweeny
as Self - Co-Author with Bill Russell, 'Go Up for Glory'
Red Auerbach
as Self - Coach, Boston Celtics 1950-66 (archive footage)
Bob Cousy
as Self - Boston Celtics 1950-63
Steve Springer
as Self - Sportswriter, The Los Angeles Times
Bill Walton
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Tom Heinsohn
as Self - Boston Celtics 1956-65 (archive footage)
Bob Pettit
as Self - St. Louis Hawks 1955-65 (archive footage)
Karen Russell
as Self - Bill Russell's Daughter
Nelson George
as Self - Author & Filmmaker
Jalen Rose
as Self - NBA 1994-2007
Earl Monroe
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Julius Erving
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Nancy Auerbach
as Self - Red Auerbach's Daughter
Bill Bradley
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Leigh Montville
as Self - Author, 'Tall Men, Short Shorts'
Dave Zirin
as Self - Sports Editor, The Nation
Wilt Chamberlain
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame (archive footage)
Shaquille O'Neal
as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Chris Paul
as Self - 12 Time NBA All-Star
Sam Jones
as Self - Boston Celtics 1957-69
Steve Smith
as Self - NBA Champion
Renee Montgomery
as Self - WNBA All-Star
Keith Erickson
as Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1968-73
Jerry West
as Self - Los Angeles Lakers 1960-74
Elgin Baylor
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Kenny Smith
as Self - 2 Time NBA Champion
Harry Edwards
as Self - Sports Sociologist & Activist
Jeffrey Wright
as Bill Russell (voice)
Full cast details coming soon!