To many, Diego Armando Maradona was the best footballer in history.
From the beginning, there was never any doubt about his talent. Or his flaws. He was a virtuoso whose genius on the field was matched only by his fallibility off of it.
So it’s not surprising that Maradona, who died in 2020 at the age of 60 after a life of unimaginable glories and epic failures, was the subject of countless films, including the K+S favorites In the Hands of the Gods and El Camino de San Diego. He was nothing if not entertaining.
This month, a new documentary about Maradona’s final year, titled Diego: The Last Goodbye, is out on HBO Max. It’s the latest in a slew of recent and upcoming Maradona films and series available in the United States.
Diego: The Last Goodbye | Part chronicle of Maradona’s final days, part eulogy to his legend, this documentary includes interviews with his family, friends, former teammates, and fans. Everyone from ex-teammate Jorge Burrachaga to Paris St. Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino to biographer Ernesto Bialo reflect on what Maradona meant to them, to Argentina, and to the world.
Watch on HBO Max.
Maradona in Mexico | In 2018, in the wake of several managerial misadventures, Maradona was named manager of a small Mexican club, Dorados, based in Sinaloa, home base for one of Mexico’s biggest drug cartels. This seven-part series follows his time there, the media frenzy, the temptations, and, finally, the failure.
Watch on Netflix.
Diego Maradona | Directed by Asif Kapadia (Senna, Amy), this documentary uses intimate never-before-seen footage to explore Maradona’s time at Italian club Napoli in the 1980s. Trophies, drugs, the mafia — it was a wild ride.
Watch on HBO Max.
Maradona: Blessed Dream | A 10-part series dramatizing Maradona’s life story, from his tough childhood in the barrios of Buenos Aires to the thrills of the World Cup. Argentine star Nazareno Casero portrays Diego as a young man, while Nicolás Goldschmidt takes the teenage years, and newcomer Juan Cruz Romero plays the childhood years.
Watch on Amazon Prime.
In the Hands of the Gods | Five British freestyling football friends head off on an epic journey to meet their idol: Diego Armando Maradona.
Watch on DocumentaryTube.com (free).
Maradona: The Fall | Coming this fall. As part of the launch of DaZN Studios, from live streaming platform DaZN, this feature-length documentary “explores football legend Diego Maradona’s fall from grace following a failed drug test during the 1994 World Cup. Angus MacQueen, who helmed Maradona in Mexico, will direct.
