Just weeks away from the kickoff of the 2026 NWSL season, ESPN will look back on the 2025 campaign, with the broadcast giant premiering a three-part docuseries entitled NWSL: The Final Third on Wednesday.
The three-episode series will follow the Washington Spirit, Kansas City Current, and Angel City FC at pivotal points of an NWSL season "shaped by rising expectations, increased investment, and relentless pressure to win."
"The three teams we embedded with were navigating very different realities as the 2025 regular season concluded, and the drama that unfolded was incredible to witness," said producing partner Words + Pictures director Marie Margolius in ESPN's Monday announcement. "I hope viewers come away feeling inspired by the intensity of the competition on the pitch — but most of all, connected to the players who shoulder the pressure and live with the consequences of every result off of it."
The docuseries will primarily feature Washington Spirit standouts Trinity Rodman, Hal Hershfelt, and Esme Morgan, Angel City rookie Riley Tiernan, and Kansas City captain Lo'eau LaBonta.
Episodes will drop fans into the waning weeks of the 2025 NWSL season, following the action of the Shield-winning Current's shocking quarterfinal loss to eventual champion Gotham FC, Washington's championship game run, and Angel City's plans for a future without retired stars Ali Riley and Christen Press.
Rodman's injury battles also provide an emotional through-line for the series, with off-field storylines peppered into the episodes as each club makes organizational strides.
How to watch "NWSL: The Final Third"
NWSL: The Final Third will premiere on the ESPN App on Wednesday before all three episodes will air in succession beginning at 9 PM ET on Monday, March 2nd, on ESPN2.
