NBA star Stephen Curry is producing the new docuseries that follows the high school basketball team at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey through their 2018-2019 season and their run for the state championship.
The series highlights how the school is empowering its students by giving a voice to the voiceless and adhering to the biblical principles of integrity, respect, and “loving thy neighbor.”
The series, directed by 11-time Emmy Award winner Jonathan Hock, debuted in September on the streaming platform Quibi.
In an interview with The Christian Post, the school’s headmaster, Father Edwin Leahy, said “Benedict Men” was birthed out of a series of unlikely events, including “the strangest friendships and relationships, and several offhand comments.” The school’s success educating inner-city students was also featured on “60 Minutes” in 2016.
“There’s no such thing as a coincidence,” he said. “God is the God of history, and God is in the middle of it. That’s what happened with ’60 Minutes’ and the Quibi piece, as well.”
In addition to filming each of the team’s 30 games, cameras followed students at early morning practices, classroom activity and home life.