8 Other Inspiring Netflix Documentaries To Watch While You Wait For The Next Episode of The Last Dance

“The Last Dance”, which debuted last Monday, was one of the most anticipated docuseries to hit Netflix. Uplifting and inspiring, the series follows legendary athlete Michael Jordan in his final championship season in the NBA. If you’ve already seen the first two episodes, here are a couple equally inspiring documentaries and docuseries on Netflix to watch while you wait for new episodes of The Last Dance to arrive. 

The Last Dance is a 2020 American sports documentary docuseries focusing on arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan, the rest of the 1997–98 Chicago Bulls. The series features never before seen footage from a film crew that had an all-access pass to teams quest for the 1998 NBA Championship and why it had to be the last.

Football fans will love Barca Dreams. The in-depth documentary puts the spotlight on FC Barcelona, one of the top football clubs in the world. The film shows the club's long road to success, showing a generation of their legendary players from Leo Messi, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta, who were all trained at a young age in the famous school of La Masía. 

Our Planet is more than just another environmental documentary. Marked as the first environmentally-focused documentary produced by Netflix, the docuseries showcases specifically how our actions towards climate change affects all living beings. Powering through this eye-opening documentary will leave you hyper-aware and definitely more conscious of your environmental footprint moving forward. 

Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates is a three-part documentary released just last year. The series explores the brilliant mind of billionaire Bill Gates, former CEO of Microsoft and once the richest man in the world for a handful of years. Whether or not you’re a businessman or entrepreneur, you’ll surely find a good piece of advice from Bill Gates’ methods towards success. 

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable tells the story of a 13 year old surfer girl named Bethany Hamilton, who survived a devastating attack by a 15-foot tiger shark that left her without a right arm. This inspiring story shows how Bethany willed her way back on the competitive surfing circuit less than a year later, showing the true heart of a champion and her resilience against all odds.

Minimalism is a documentary about how your life could be better with less. The series examines the many types of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from different walks of life. The simplicity of this award winning film will definitely blow you away and ultimately change your outlook on life. 

Tidying Up with Marie Kondo is a reality series developed for Netflix and released early 2019. The show features Marie Kondo, a Japanese organizing consultant and creator of the KonMari method. In the series, Marie visits different families to help them organize and tidy their homes. Watching this reality series-set up documentary will channel your inner Marie Kondo and have you asking yourself “does this spark joy?”

For creatives, art enthusiasts, and the design-obsessed, Abstract: The Art of Design is the docuseries for you. In this Netflix original, viewers get the opportunity to see the world through the lenses of some of the most acclaimed designers of our time. From photographers to architects, this inspiring documentary will surely get those creative juices working.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi pulls focus on the life of Jiro Ono, an 85-year-old sushi master and 3-star michelin restaurant owner. Not only does it deliciously showcase Japan’s culinary scene, but it also dives into the art of sushi-making, and as well as Jiro’s relationship with his son, Yoshikazu, who is finding trouble living up to his father’s expectations.

If you’ve spent the last few weeks in quarantine cooking up a storm in your kitchen, you’ll love this documentary.