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He's the G.O.A.T. against which all other G.O.A.T. contenders are measured. And now he'll be the subject of a documentary series.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan gave both his blessing and his full participation for a 10-part documentary series about his life. The project is a collaboration between Netflix and ESPN Films, with Andre the Giantdocumentary director Jason Hehir steering the ship.

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Across 10 episodes, The Last Dance-- that's the title -- will explore Jordan's career and legacy, focusing in large part on his rise during the 1990s when he played for professional basketball's Chicago Bulls.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hehir has access to "more than 500 previously unseen hours of footage" from the 1997-1998 NBA season, which marked Jordan's final championship run with the Bulls. The news item also notes that "Jordan, other Bulls figures and dozens of sports luminaries signed on [to provide] commentary."

The Last Dancewill be coming to Netflix sometime in 2019.

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