A new ESPN documentary series seeks to pop open the lid on how technology is powering a new age of athletic training and what that might mean for the future of sports.
ESPN Films debuted the six-episode docuseries “Enhanced,” produced by Academy Award and Emmy-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, on Jul. 16 behind the paywall of its $4.99 ESPN+ monthly streaming service. The series promises an “unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at how athletes are using modern technology and science to achieve greatness,” according to ESPN.
“We’ve been talking to Alex for years about making something like ‘Enhanced’—an edgy, forward-looking collection about the limits of the human body,” said Libby Geist, vice president and executive producer of ESPN films and original content, in a release on ESPN’s website.