More than three decades after receiving a lifetime ban from the sport, MLB legend Pete Rose gets a four part documentary series chronicling one of sports’ most polarizing figures.
The documentary series features intimate new interviews and verité footage of Pete Rose, chronicling his life and career in baseball. Extensive archival footage and contextual interviews from teammates, family, friends, and journalists detail Rose’s heroic rise and subsequent banishment from the game and, years later, his bid for reinstatement and place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Release Date
Directed by Emmy winner Mark Monroe, ‘Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose’ debuts July 24, 2024 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO followed by episode two (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). Episode three and four will debut the following day on July 25, 2024 at the same time. All four episodes will be able to stream July 24, 2024 on Max.
Synopsis
In 1989, Major League Baseball (MLB) legend Pete Rose was handed a lifetime ban from the sport of baseball after an MLB investigation revealed that he had bet on games during his tenure as the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. ‘Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose’ takes a retrospective journey, spanning more than 60 years, to tell the story of baseball’s all-time hits leader whose on-field achievements and off-field transgressions have made him one of the most polarizing figures in all of sports.
Featured Participants: Pete Rose is joined by his son Pete Rose Jr.; former teammates Mike Schmidt, Ken Griffey Sr., and Tommy Helms; former MLB players Eduardo Perez and Ron Cey; broadcasters Al Michaels, Lesley Visser, Marty Brennaman, and Jon Miller; actor, Chad Lowe; and journalists Larry Keith, Ted Keith, C. Trent Rosecrans, and Jay Jaffe.
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for ‘Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose’.