Words + Pictures saw success of the sporting kind with Amazon’s “Giannis: The Marvelous Journey,” Netflix’s “Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Team” and “NASCAR: Full Speed.” Geist, promoted to president this year, developed and exec produced ESPN+’s “Full Court Press,” featuring Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso and Kiki Rice. Chamberlin, leading Full Day, developed and produced “The Netflix Cup,” the streamer’s first-ever live sports event, and “The Netflix Slam.”
Change you’d like to see? “I wonder if the appetite for big ‘tentpole’ documentaries and series will calm a bit, making space for smaller stories, which I often find the most compelling,” says Geist. “There are so many incredible, unknown stories and we are rooting for there to be a strong market for that again.”
Most memorable personality? “Caitlin Clark. Sports is the ultimate reality show and she was consistently amazing,” Schell says. Chamberlin agrees: “Caitlin Clark. The Caitlin Clark show
was the biggest thing on TV this spring. She’s so fun to watch and consistently does things you’ve never seen before.”
