Simone Biles’ journey in the 2024 Paris Olympics will conclude in the Netflix docuseries Simone Biles Rising Part 2. While the first part of the series (2 episodes) premiered on July 17, ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the rest will follow after her achievement at the event.
The first part of Simone Biles Rising focused on her recovery and training after her withdrawal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Biles’s struggle during the most challenging time for any gymnast is documented via her interviews and on-the-scene footage.
Her achievement at the 2024 Paris Olympics is no secret now. She won three gold medals and one silver medal for her country. While the world witnessed her tremendous victory, most people don’t know the journey behind that victory.
Simone Biles Rising Part 2 aims to document the journey behind her 2024 Paris Olympics, her struggles, and her eventual victory. While she was out there winning medals, her team was documenting each move that resulted in the making of Simone Biles Rising, her Netflix docuseries.
Here is everything we know about Simone Biles Rising Part 2.
What is the release date of Simone Biles Rising Part 2?
Simone Biles Rising Part 1 premiered on July 17. The second part of the docuseries is set to premiere on October 25, 2024. Biles announced the release of part 2 via her Instagram-
This is less than three months after the 2024 Paris Olympics, which ended on August 11, 2024. Simone Biles Rising Part 2 will reportedly have two episodes of 45 minutes each. This will complete this four-episode docuseries featuring Biles’s training and victory in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Simone Biles Rising Part 2 drops on 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET on Netflix.
What is Simone Biles Rising Part 2 about?
The docuseries, directed by Katie Walsh, contains interviews and all the on-scene footage from the Olympics. It will document Biles’ journey from the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Trials to her eventual victory at the Olympics.
As per Netflix, part 2 will provide a close-up of Biles’ journey, “all the while sharing personal thoughts and moments of her incredible journey to become the most decorated gymnast in history.”
Apart from her performance at the Olympics, Simone Biles Rising Part 2 will also share lighthearted moments the gymnast shared with her friends and loved ones in the city of love, Paris.
Giselle Parets, Gotham Chopra, Ameeth Sankaran, JT Taylor, Yiannis Exarchos, Jérôme Parmentier, Janey Miller, and David Herren executive produced the docuseries.
One of the critical moments shown in the trailer is how Biles is ambitious about not repeating the history of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Biles withdrew from various events of the 2020 Olympics due to her mental health, an event for which she also faced criticism.
Although she was the front runner for many gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Biles prioritized her mental health and withdrew from the competition. That decision did come to fruition with her triumphant comeback at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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