Fanatics Studios has greenlit an untitled documentary following Suni Lee’s return to competition, setting up an up-close look at one of the sport’s most watched comebacks. The project is being shopped to platforms, but no release date or buyer has been announced.
The timing matters because Lee is not just a former champion looking back at past glory. She won the all-around gold and a bronze medal on uneven bars at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, then added two bronze medals and a team gold at the Paris 2024 games. With the 2028 Summer Olympics scheduled for Los Angeles, the documentary lands while she is still in the middle of writing the next chapter.
Lee said the film is “more than a documentary,” calling it an invitation to come along for the journey. She said she knows there is more in her, and that this is her chance to challenge herself, test her limits and see what she is capable of. She added that the project is not about proving anyone wrong, but about showing up for herself and discovering what is possible.
That perspective carries extra weight because Lee was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2023, after the Tokyo breakthrough that made her one of the defining athletes of that Olympics. Speculation had swirled that she might retire, but she has said she has not done that, and the documentary is built around her choice to keep competing anyway. Michael D. Ratner said the film will give audiences unprecedented access to Lee, and Anna Chai is attached to direct.
Fanatics Studios has been leaning hard into sports projects, recently producing The Fanatics Flag Football Classic and also producing Wednesday’s 2026 ESPY Awards. The Lee documentary fits that push, but the unresolved piece is still the most practical one: who will buy it, and when the public will finally be able to watch the story unfold.
