Ben Stiller is sharing an update on his forthcoming New York Knicks documentary, and after the team’s historic championship earlier this year, he knows “the pressure is on.”
While premiering his next film, Focker-in-Law, slated for a Thanksgiving release, on Wednesday night in New York, Stiller teased the documentary to The Hollywood Reporter, describing it as a multi-part project exploring the Knicks’ history.
“It’s going to be a multi-part documentary about the history of the Knicks, including this team. It’s about what they’ve been to New York and hopefully capture the spirit of the team,” he said.
“It’s been fun to work on so far,” Stiller added, acknowledging the high expectations surrounding the project, especially after the Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973 on June 13. The documentary was announced shortly afterward, with Stiller directing the project and following the team’s full arc from the ’90s to its record-breaking championship run this year.
“I feel like Knicks fans really love the Knicks, so the pressure is on to make something that lives up to what they want, but I hope it does,” Stiller said.
As for where the project currently stands, Stiller said it is “in the beginning stages since the playoffs,” adding, “but it’s not gonna be long. We’re full on it.”
Stiller, who was born and raised in New York City, has been a lifelong Knicks fan, dating back to his childhood in the early 1970s. He’s also a staple star to sit courtside at games, alongside other celebrity fans including Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey and more.
When asked if any of those superfans, specifically Chalamet, would appear in the documentary, Stiller said, “Yeah, there definitely are Knicks fans, both known and not known Knicks fans, because I love the community, fans in New York, all over New York, such a huge part of what it means to love the Knicks. So that community is really strong.”
Speculation that Stiller is working on a documentary about the NBA team grew after he was spotted filming content during the Knicks’ 2026 Finals run.
Immediately after Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals, cameras caught up with Stiller, and the Severance executive producer said he was “as happy as I’ve ever felt.”
Stiller joked with THR that he would check the score of the Knicks’ Wednesday night game against the Cleveland Cavaliers “right after” finishing interviews at the Focker-in-Law premiere and periodically throughout the film’s screening following the red carpet. However, the Knicks lost 115-107. Following the loss, Stiller wrote on X, “What happened.”
The Knicks are set to face the Indiana Pacers on Friday night in Indianapolis.
