Edmonton Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky, right, and Mark Messier hold up the Stanley Cup trophy, May 26, 1988 following their 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals in Edmonton. (AP photo/Rusty Kennedy)
Docuseries on Edmonton Oilers dynasty gets assist from Ryan Reynolds’ production house
TORONTO - The Edmonton Oilers’ NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries involving Ryan Reynolds’ production house Maximum Effort.
Edmonton Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky, right, and Mark Messier hold up the Stanley Cup trophy, May 26, 1988 following their 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals in Edmonton. (AP photo/Rusty Kennedy)
TORONTO - The Edmonton Oilers’ NHL reign in the 1980s will be the subject of a new docuseries involving Ryan Reynolds’ production house Maximum Effort.
Producers say “The Great Ones” will offer “an unprecedented look at the lives and careers” of the Oilers players who helped the team win five Stanley Cups between 1984 and 1990.
The five-part series will feature new interviews with stars of the Oilers dynasty — who included Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier — as well as rivals, broadcasters, managers and other characters behind the scenes.
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Maximum Effort is making the series in collaboration with Score G Productions, Fennessey Films, Super Channel and OEG Sports & Entertainment.
Emmy-winning filmmaker Austin Andrews, who helmed the Netflix drama series “Julie and the Phantoms,” is directing.
The series will premiere on Super Channel in the winter of 2027.
The Oilers are currently chasing their first Cup since 1990 with a Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars.
Maximum Effort is also behind the sports docuseries “Welcome to Wrexham,” which follows the rise of a Welsh soccer team owned by Reynolds and actor Rob McElhenney. It’s now in its fourth season on FX.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 21, 2025.
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