''Tom vs Time'' is an American documentary series created by

Gotham Chopra Gotham Chopra (born Gautam Chopra on February 23, 1975) is an American sports documentarian, media entrepreneur, producer, podcast host, director, journalist, and author. He is a co-founder of Religion of Sports, Liquid Comics, Chopra Media, and ...

that was released from January 25 to March 12, 2018 on

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. The six-episode series follows

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quarterback

Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots organization, with which ...

and provides an intimate look at his off-season training regimen as well as his home life spent with wife

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and their children. Facebook

Premise

''Tom vs Time'' was filmed during the Patriots 2017 season and provides "an intimate look at Brady’s home life, including his two children with wife

Production

Development

On January 9, 2018, it was announced that

had given a series order to ''Tom vs Time'', a new

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starring football quarterback

. The series was created by

who previously worked with Brady on

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's ''Religion of Sports'' series. Brady granted Chopra extensive access to his life. It was announced that episodes are set to include footage shot at Brady's Brookline, Massachusetts home, with his children and wife, Gisele Bündchen, on family retreats to Costa Rica, on a trip to Montana (with teammates

Julian Edelman Julian Francis Edelman (born May 22, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Kent State as a Quarterback and ...

and

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), on a summer tour of China with his son Jack, and in the car during Brady’s commute to and from work in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Following the Patriots' loss to the

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Super Bowl LII Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conferen ...

, the release of the series finale was delayed. Chopra went on to explain that the episode had originally been "tied to the Pats winning the Super Bowl" and that following their defeat the episode had to be redeveloped. The episode was finally released on March 12, 2018.

Marketing

Simultaneously with the initial series announcement, Facebook released a trailer for the first season of the show.

Potential renewal

Chopra has indicated that there are currently no plans for any subsequent season. However, he considers it a possibility if "something is dramatically different." He went on to say that if Brady's circumstances changed or the production team came up with a new, worthwhile idea then another season could happen but that they would not produce one "just because."

Episodes

References

External links

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