OWN is stepping into the world of little league baseball, with the new documentary One Golden Summer.
The film follows the Jackie Robinson West Little League Team from the South Side of Chicago. The players defied the odds by becoming the first all-Black team to win the U.S. Little League Championship in 2014.
“But when their title was stripped months later over questionable residency boundaries, the magic of that ‘Golden Summer’ was buried under a mountain of headlines and heartbreak,” the film’s official description reads.
The documentary explores what really happened behind the scenes with the young players. OWN and TNT Sports acquired the film after it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2025 Chicago International Film Festival.
The doc comes from Chicago-based filmmaker Kevin Shaw, and includes interviews with the players who are now all grown up.
The film is produced by State Street Pictures, with director Kevin Shaw, Robert Teitel, and Betsy Steinberg serving as producers. Danny Zamost and Alex Pissios are executive producers.
“We are all so proud to bring this story to the screen, these young men deserve to finally have their voices heard,” Teitel said in a statement.
One Golden Summer aired on TBS in April, and is scheduled to premiere on OWN as an “OWN Spotlight” feature Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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