A trailer released before the film's premiere shows the sports star's meteoric rise in the athletics world and his subsequent fall from grace.
The two-minute clip flashes back to the sport star's early life before showcasing his rise as a Paralympian and later quest to compete with able-bodied athletes, and then how his world came crashing down on him on that fateful Valentine's Day.
Director Gordon said in a release shared on ESPN's Press Room that, “The story of Oscar Pistorius is remarkable in its complexity. It’s at once inspirational and harrowing, and provides a lens of insight into a breadth of issues – from gender-based violence to disability rights, racial inequality and media frenzy.
“My hope is that the film gives audiences additional context and layers to a story they think they know.”
Adding to this was executive vice-president of content at ESPN, Connor Schell, who said, The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius was the “culmination of an exceptional year of work from ESPN Films”.
The first part of the Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius will air on ESPN+ on September 27, followed by the remaining parts over the next three nights.
It remains unclear when and where the documentary will air locally.