Netflix's Who Killed The Montreal Expos Needed One Change To Be An All-Star Documentary

Netflix’s Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Needed One Change to Become an All-Star Documentary

Over the past few years, Netflix has offered some outstanding sports documentaries. Titles like The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox and the Quarterback docuseries have captivated viewers, myself included. Naturally, I anticipated loving the new Netflix original Who Killed the Montreal Expos?, released in 2025 just before the World Series.

While I appreciated Jean-François Poisson’s in-depth exploration of the Montreal Expos’ rise and slow demise, there is one key aspect that would have transformed this film into an exceptional documentary. This single change, unlike the fate of the team itself, could have saved the project in my view.

Commendable Coverage of the Expos' History

Poisson and his team succeeded in capturing nearly 40 years of the Expos’ history—the highs, lows, and the often painful moments—in just over 90 minutes. The documentary:

What Could Have Improved the Documentary

Despite its strengths, the film felt constrained by its single-episode format. The story of the Expos deserved a multi-part series to fully develop and honor its complexity and emotional depth.

“This should have been a multi-part documentary.”

This change, more than anything, would have elevated Who Killed the Montreal Expos? to an all-star level in sports documentary filmmaking.

Author’s Summary

The film offers a strong 90-minute overview of the Montreal Expos’ history but would have benefited greatly from a multi-episode format to fully capture the team’s complex story.

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Cinemablend Cinemablend — 2025-11-02

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