Since debuting on November 8th Say Hey, Willie Mays! has generated a lot of press coverage and, most of it, overwhelmingly positive. Right now we’re at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you want to read the interviews or sample some of the podcast conversations below are links to most — but far from all — we’ve been doing these past few weeks. Thanks to the HBO publicity department for all their hard work on introducing a new generation to an American legend.
Press Coverage/Reviews
TIME - https://time.com/6229926/willie-mays-documentary-hbo/
People - https://people.com/sports/willie-mays-say-hey-hbo-documentary/
CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/07/entertainment/say-hey-willie-mays-review/index.html
TV Insider/Matt Roush - https://www.tvinsider.com/1068649/willie-mays-jeopardy-midterms-bobby-flay/
Decider - https://decider.com/2022/11/08/nelson-george-say-hey-willie-mays-interview/
Pop Culture - https://popculture.com/sports/news/say-hey-willie-mays-documentary-long-overdue-look-baseball-legend-life-career-review/
Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/tv/2022/11/08/what-watch-tuesday-say-hey-willie-mays-airs-hbo/
MLB.com - https://www.mlb.com/mets/news/willie-mays-documentary
The Hollywood Reporter (TV’s Top 5) - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mood-nicole-lecky-tvs-top-5-podcast-1235255326/
Yahoo! News - https://news.yahoo.com/willie-mays-doesn-t-hold-143931725.html
SF Chronicle - https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/jenkins/article/HBO-Say-Hey-Willie-Mays-Giants-17559609.php
Newsday - https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/say-hey-willie-mays-hbo-documentary-u097larb
TV Insider - https://www.tvinsider.com/show/say-hey-willie-mays/
Awful Announcing - https://awfulannouncing.com/films/hbo-say-hey-willie-mays-documentary-misunderstood-star.html
Sports Business Journal - https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2022/11/08/HBO-Say-Hey-Willie-Mays.aspx
SF Chronicle - https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/willie-mays-is-the-best-ever-not-just-in-baseball-but-for-all-he-overcame
Yahoo! News - https://news.yahoo.com/game-day-willie-mays-documentary-183500102.html
Atlanta Journal Constitution - https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/tv-best-bets-with-emily-blunt-sly-stallone-the-crown-yellowstone/MAADD6IRYBEL7K44N7CJWHRPC4/
The Streamable - https://thestreamable.com/news/how-to-watch-say-hey-willie-mays-for-free-on-apple-tv-roku-fire-tv-and-mobile
PrimeTimer - https://www.primetimer.com/tvtoday
Channel Guide Mag - https://www.channelguidemag.com/tv-news/2022/11/08/tuesday-nov-8-say-hey-willie-mays-hbo-documentary/
Barrett Sports Media - https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2022/11/08/hbos-say-hey-willie-mays-doesnt-document-legend-with-enough-depth/
The Mercury News - https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/07/willie-mays-celebrated-at-west-coast-premiere-of-forthcoming-hbo-documentary/
The Hollywood Reporter - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/black-panther-wakanda-forever-enola-holmes-2-red-carpet-events-1235247108/
MLB.com - https://www.mlb.com/news/willie-mays-documentary
Rap Station - https://rapstation.com/news/chuck-d-hbo-say-hey-willie-mays-documentary
Mets Insider Blog - https://metsinsider.mlblogs.com/say-hey-willie-mays-ae6b85446079
TV Answer Man - https://tvanswerman.com/2022/10/24/why-sports-fans-will-want-an-hbo-max-sub-in-november/
Interviews
Nelson George interview with MLB Central on MLB Network - https://www.mlb.com/video/nelson-george-joins-mlb-central?t=mlb-network
Nelson George interview with Bomani Jones, THE RIGHT TIME WITH BOMANI JONES - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3a2p0PA; Apple: https://apple.co/2UFJ3jv; YouTube:
Bomani Jones -
Colin Hanks interview with The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz podcast -
(interview begins at the 31:05 minute mark)
Colin Hanks interview with Maggie & Perloff (CBS Sports) - Video:
; Audio:
https://omny.fm/shows/maggie-perloff-show/colin-hanks-actor-and-director
Nelson George interview on The Michael Kay Show - https://player.fm/series/the-michael-kay-show/hour-4-director-nelson-george-joins-the-show
Colin Hanks interview with Sports Business Radio Podcast -
Nelson George & Colin Hanks interview with The Cinephile podcast -
(interview begins at the 21:30 minute mark)
Nelson George interview with Game Day CBS SF -
Nelson George & Colin Hanks interview with The PosCast -
Nelson George interview with Rolling Out - https://rollingout.com/2022/10/29/director-nelson-george-discusses-his-hbo-doc-about-a-black-sports-icon/
Michael Mays interview with Rolling Out - https://rollingout.com/2022/10/31/son-of-willie-mays-discusses-hbo-doc-on-the-sports-icon/
Official Trailer
Collider - https://collider.com/say-hey-willie-mays-trailer-documentary-hbo/
UPROXX - https://uproxx.com/movies/say-hey-willie-mays-trailer/
SF Chronicle - https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/Say-Hey-Willie-Mays-official-trailer-17537050.php
AL.com - https://www.al.com/sports/2022/10/new-documentary-examines-life-and-career-of-willie-mays.html
Awful Announcing - https://awfulannouncing.com/hbo/hbo-releases-trailer-for-say-hey-willie-mays.html
MLB - https://www.mlb.com/video/say-hey-willie-mays
IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/news/ni63811368
Black Film & TV - https://www.blackfilmandtv.com/trailers/trailer-poster-to-say-hey-willie-mays-hbo-doc
Pop Culture - https://popculture.com/sports/news/hbo-releases-official-trailer-documentary-say-hey-willie-mays/
Brobible - https://brobible.com/culture/article/whats-new-on-hbo-max-november/
Nitecast Medai/iHeart Radio - http://nitecastmedia.com/new-trailer-released-for-willie-may-documentary-through-hbo-sports-and-uninterrupted/
Black Film - https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2022/10/hbo-releases-trailer-for-say-hey-willie-mays/
95.9 WRAT - https://wrat.com/2022/10/27/see-the-trailer-for-hbo-willie-mays-doc-video/
Seat 42F - https://seat42f.com/hbo-releases-official-trailer-and-key-art-for-say-hey-willie-mays/
Sac Town Sports - https://sactownsports.com/watch-hbo-releases-trailer-for-willie-mays-documentary/
Barrett Sports Media - https://www.barrettsportsmedia.com/2022/10/27/hbo-documentary-on-willie-mays-debuts-november-8th/
Chuck D -
SF Giants -
John Shea (SF Chronicle) -
Sports Business Radio -