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‘The Dynasty’: How the Apple TV+ Documentary Chronicled the New England Patriots’ Legacy After Their Championship Run


'The Dynasty' director Matthew Hamacheck talks about filming the Apple TV+ documentary on the legacy of the New England Patriots.

There were six Super Bowl wins, but everyone — particularly quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick — seemed to be on an endless deployment aboard the HMS Misery. The series is a fascinating if overlong examination — an episode on temporary QB Matt Cassel feels like a preseason telecast — of the formidable business question: If an organization is questing for eternal excellence, does that mean its employees must always dread coming to the office? I was struck by the fact that not long after Belichick seemingly self-sabotaged one Super Bowl by keeping star cornerback Malcolm Butler on the bench, he manufactured a last one over the Rams with a brilliant defensive scheme.

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