Plot Synopsis

THE '96 EFFECT is a three-part documentary series that features four legendary USA women's teams who won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. These women were the first generation who became world-class athletes during the Title IX era, and interviews with them reveal how '96 USA teams inspired each other, the significance of Title IX on their lives, as well as the impact they made on their sport and female athletics on a global scale:

Basketball: Lisa Leslie, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, and head coach Tara VanDerveer

Gymnastics: Amanda Borden, Dominique Dawes, and Shannon Miller

Softball: Laura Berg, Lisa Fernandez, and Dot Richardson

Soccer: Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, and Briana Scurry

Tennis great Billie Jean King, broadcasters Bob Costas and Hannah Storm, and contemporary athletes Sue Bird, A'ja Wilson, Carli Lloyd, Cat Osterman, and Monica Abbott ground audiences in what it was like for women competing in 1996, which was the first time softball and women's soccer were included in the Olympic Games.

All three episodes of THE '96 EFFECT dropped on Thursday, June 18, 2021 on Peacock.