A Clean Sheet: Gabe Landeskog Docuseries
The five part docuseries follows Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabe Landeskog as he navigates anxiety, recovery, and the realities of being sidelined from the sport that defined him.
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Origin Story
A Clean Sheet begin production back when Gabe's surgery was announced in 2022. Our Head of Production, Avalon Koenig, sent him a note with well wishes. He simply responded with, "Do you want to tell the story?" and the rest is history... Since then, our team has been covered Gabe Landeskog's rehabs, doctor's appointments and other notable milestones in his journey to try to get back on the ice post-transplant.
Approach
We've always known this to be a powerful story of identity, support systems, and perseverance, which is why we approached production with an intimate crew, preferring to take a fly-on-the-wall approach and build a library of true and honest verite footage. From there, the trust built organically and we found ourselves working with one of the most authentic and intelligent talent there is.
A Clean Sheet shines a light on a harsh reality: not all athletes emerge unscathed from competition. The stakes are high as they confront the looming threat of career-altering injuries, battles that test not just physical endurance but the very core of their identity.
“The physical pain can easily induce a lot of emotional pain,” Gabe reflects while receiving an ultrasound treatment. “Some days, I find it easy to keep chugging along and put one foot in front of the other, and other days, I’m wondering what’s next.” It’s this kind of intimate access that sets A Clean Sheet apart from other sports documentaries. This series takes viewers beyond the glamour of celebrity and victory, offering an unfiltered look into the psyche of an athlete confronting the fragility of his body and the indomitable spirit required to redefine their identity beyond their sport.
Gabe’s journal provides the backbone of the series. Through direct-to-camera pieces, he recounts the past four years, tracking key milestones in his rehab and their impact on his mental health. Viewers are a fly on the wall during his rehab in Philadelphia, the moment he walked up a set of stairs for the first time post-op, noting “Pool, stairs… Hope” in his journal - only to later document the setbacks of October: “Tendon tear, major disruption, pain. Worry.”
It was these emotional highs and lows that drew Denver musician Nathaniel Rateliff to the project, sharing his music library to allow our team to tell the story as authentically as possible with a true Colorado-flair.
Melissa Landeskog, featured prominently in the series, has been Gabe’s foundation throughout this turbulent chapter. “We talked about this so much,” she says. “If he can give any young athlete, or anybody in any profession any inspiration, that’s what he wants to do. That’s the goal.”
Gabe himself sees the docuseries as a way of giving back. “An osteoallochrondrograft with a tibial tuberostomy - not a lot of people are going through necessarily the exact same surgery and the rehab. But anybody that’s going through something, you can relate to other people going through a tough time. Whatever it might be, emotionally, physically, whatever it might be, I just want people to know that they’re not alone.”
How to Watch:
Episode 1: Sunday, March 9 at 12:00 PM ET (TNT & truTV)
Episode 2: Sunday, March 16 at 12:00 PM ET (TNT & truTV)
Episode 3: Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30 PM ET (TNT & truTV)
Episode 4: Sunday, April 6 at 11:30 AM ET (TNT & truTV)
Episode 5: Sunday, April 13 at 12:00 PM ET (TNT & truTV)
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