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

Decider - https://decider.com/2022/11/08/where-to-watch-hbo-willie-mays-documentary-say-hey-willie-mays-online/

The Hollywood Reporter (TV’s Top 5) - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mood-nicole-lecky-tvs-top-5-podcast-1235255326/

CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/game-day-new-willie-mays-documentary-set-to-be-released-this-week/

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

NY Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/arts/television/whats-on-tv-this-week-atlanta-and-black-panther.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/

KRON4 - https://www.kron4.com/sports/bay-area-sports-legends-gather-at-premiere-for-willie-mays-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/

SF Examiner - https://www.sfexaminer.com/our_sections/fanfare/willie-mays-doc-premieres-near-site-of-his-most-iconic-play/article_3009b13e-5619-11ed-b2e3-e3d514574d44.html

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/

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/ye4up2/hbo_say_hey_willie_mays_official_trailer/?utm_source=ifttt

Barrett Sports Media - https://www.barrettsportsmedia.com/2022/10/27/hbo-documentary-on-willie-mays-debuts-november-8th/

Chuck D -

Chuck D @MrChuckD

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SF Giants -

SFGiants @SFGiants

660 home runs. 12 Gold Gloves. And one of the greatest plays in baseball history. #SayHeyWillieMays, an @HBO original documentary that follows the legendary superstar’s iconic career and trailblazing influence in and out of the sport, premieres November 8 on @HBOMax.

John Shea (SF Chronicle) -

John Shea @JohnSheaHey

Wow, what an honor to help on this amazing project. Don't have the words. Except to say the "Say Hey, Willie Mays!" documentary debuts Nov. 8 on HBO -- exploring the life and career of the greatest ballplayer ever -- and here's the official trailer:

youtube.comSay Hey, Willie Mays! | Official Trailer | HBOSay Hey Willie Mays!, an @HBO original documentary that follows the legendary superstar’s iconic career and trailblazing influence in and out of the sport, p...

Sports Business Radio -

SportsBusinessRadio @SBRadio

OFFICIAL Trailer for "SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS", debuting on November 8th on @HBO & @HBOMax: youtube.com/watch?v=UAh2gC…. #MLB #Giants #HallofFame #Documentary

SportsBusinessRadio @SBRadio

COMING UP on the next edition of @SBRadio: Producer @ColinHanks will join us to preview the new @HBO documentary "SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS", which debuts on November 8th on @HBO & streams on @hbomax. The film explores the life & career of @MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays. #MLB https://t.co/tNyRjKLQed

The Nelson George Mixtape

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