Religion of Sports

Religion of Sports is a documentary and media production company founded in 2017 by filmmaker Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady and Michael Strahan. Its work explores elite performance, sporting culture and the human experiences behind athletic achievement. The studio developed from the creative initiative behind the 2016 television series Religion of Sports, following Chopra’s earlier documentary Kobe Bryant’s Muse.

The company produces character-driven documentaries and unscripted series for streaming platforms and television broadcasters. Its storytelling examines dedication, identity and the place of sport in people’s lives, connecting individual athletes’ experiences with broader cultural histories. Alongside sports programming, its slate extends into music and other areas of popular culture.

Production and creative capabilities

Religion of Sports operates as an integrated production studio, taking projects through ideation, creative development, financing, director attachment, principal cinematography and unscripted showrunning. Its capabilities include archival research and licensing, creative direction, motion graphics, title design and animated narrative sequences. The internal multidisciplinary division ROS Labs contributes design and visual storytelling, while Goal Post provides post-production and finishing.

Post-production services encompass collaborative editing, color grading, conform, sound supervision and production asset delivery across multiple units. This combination supports documentary projects that draw on extensive archives as well as productions following unfolding sporting events. The studio also develops branded entertainment and co-productions with sports leagues, commercial partners and distribution platforms.

Work and development

The company’s productions include Man in the Arena: Tom Brady, Tom vs. Time, Greatness Code, McGregor Forever, Simone Biles Rising and In the Arena: Serena Williams. Its broader documentary work includes Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. Projects have reached audiences through Netflix, ESPN+, Apple TV+, Hulu, Showtime, Prime Video and other services.

With an operating presence in Southern California and London, Religion of Sports has developed from project-by-project collaborations into a full-service documentary business. Its financing strategy supports the development of a production slate and an independently controlled library of intellectual property.