AMC debuts official trailer for 'Rise of the 49ers' docuseries

AMC has revealed the official trailer for a docuseries about the San Francisco 49ers. On Thursday, the network shared the trailer for Rise of the 49ers, and it starts with Tom Brady, a lifelong 49ers fan, along with team legend Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, and Steve Young. The three reflected on their time with the 49ers, a team that won five Super Bowl championships from 1981 to 1995.

The first two episodes of Rise of the 49ers will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+. It will then be followed by the final two episodes, which will premiere on Monday, Feb. 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Brady narrated the series and is an executive producer. Ryan Kelly and Nick Mascolo of NFL Films directed Rise of the 49ers, and the producers are AMC Studios, Skydance Sports, NFL Films, and Religion of Sports. Jesse Sisgold, Jason T. Reed, and Jon Weinbach from Skydance Sports, Ross Ketover, Keith Cossrow, Ken Rodgers, and Jessica Boddy from NFL Films, and Brady, Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, and Victor Buhler from Religion of Sports are executive producers.  

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AMC first announced the 49ers docuseries back in April. “The 49ers Dynasty changed everything,” Rodgers said at the time, per the team’s official website. “In between the Super Bowl victories by Green Bay and Pittsburgh in the ’60s and ’70s, and the high-flying victories by the Cowboys and Patriots in the ’90s and 2000s, the NFL was changed forever by San Francisco’s performance on the field and their approach to the sport off the field. Thanks to our partners at AMC, Skydance Sports, and Religion of Sports, we finally get to tell the story of the dynasty that created the modern NFL.”

During the 49ers’ 15-year run, they won at least 10 games every year but once (1982, a shortened season) and missed the playoffs twice (1982 and 1991). The team reached the NFC Championship game nine times and did not lose a Super Bowl appearance.