A new documentary chronicling the life and career of legendary Tennessee Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt will debut on Hulu on March 25, according to announcements made Thursday.
Titled “Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story,” the film will as well be available to Disney+ bundle subscribers beginning March 29 and will air on ESPN2 on April 5. The project, a collaboration between ABC News Studios, Trilogy Films, Tribeca Studios, and Rock’n Robin Productions, offers an intimate appear at Summitt’s journey from her upbringing on a Tennessee dairy farm to becoming the definitive face of women’s college basketball.
The documentary is executive produced by Robin Roberts, co-anchor of “Good Morning America,” and directed by Emmy-award winner Dawn Porter. It utilizes Summitt’s own voice through never-before-seen archival footage, personal photographs, and audio from her private recordings and VHS tapes, supplemented by interviews with prominent figures including Billie Jean King, Peyton Manning, Dawn Staley, and Tamika Catchings.
Tyler Summitt, Pat Summitt’s son, stated, “Robin was one of my mom’s closest friends, and there is nobody my family trusts more to lead this project.”
Summitt coached the Tennessee Lady Volunteers from 1974 to 2012, amassing a record of 1,098 wins. She ranks third all-time in career wins among NCAA basketball coaches, surpassed only by Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer and UConn’s Geno Auriemma. During her tenure, she led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and 16 SEC Tournament titles.
Beyond her collegiate success, Summitt also achieved international acclaim, coaching the U.S. Women’s national team to a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. As the 2028 Summer Olympics return to Los Angeles, one of Summitt’s former players, Kara Lawson, is poised to potentially lead the American team in pursuit of an 11th gold medal.
Summitt was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. She publicly disclosed her diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2011 and continued to advocate for Alzheimer’s research and awareness until her death in 2016 at the age of 64.
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