Vice TV is going after a G.O.A.T. with its new sports-controversies documentary franchise, Out of Bounds, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Out of Bounds will first tackle current UNC Tar Heels and former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and his very online relationship with girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 49 years his junior.
Subsequent installments of Out of Bounds, a Vice Studios production in association with the Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), will investigate the bizarre behavior of the seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown; a third two-hour documentary is dedicated to sports gambling.
Vice TV elected to go with the Belichick story after a planned Hard Knocks series on North Carolina fell apart. A subsequent Hulu docuseries about Belichick’s first season as a college football coach also failed to come about.
“At Vice TV, our sports programming caters to fans who want more than highlights — they want the stories behind the headlines,” Vice TV president Peter Gaffney said in a statement. “Out of Bounds delivers that with fearless storytelling and a cultural lens that only Vice can bring. We’re proud to partner with Vice Studios to give our viewers a front row seat inside some of the most fascinating sports stories of our time.”
“Sports is one of the few places where power, control, and reputation play out in front of the world and in real time,” Vice Studios president Amy Powell said. “With Out of Bounds, we’re building a franchise that takes that lens beyond the field: into the personal stories, contradictions and consequences that shape modern sports culture. This is exactly the kind of storytelling Vice Studios was built for.”
“Out of Bounds: Bill Belichick & Jordon Hudson” premieres on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Per Vice, the installment “delves into how the 8-time Super Bowl champion known for controlling everything — from his team to the media — now faces his greatest paradox: What happens when the master of control may no longer be in control?”
“Out of Bounds: In Search of Antonio Brown” premieres the following week in the same time slot and “explores how Brown has fallen from one of the NFL’s most explosive receivers to a viral spectacle — taking viewers through his series of legal trouble, erratic behavior, mental health issues and even an international manhunt, which have made him the cause for internet fodder,” according to the synopsis.
“Out of Bounds: Sports Gambling” will follow in 2026. Lee Hoffman executive produces Out of Bounds for Vice TV; Aaron Saidman and Eli Holzman executive produce for IPC, which is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television.
