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What did you think of ‘The Dynasty: New England Patriots’ series?

Let us know your thoughts after watching the docuseries.

Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and Robert Kraft, from "The Dynasty: New England Patriots." Apple TV+

March 21, 2024

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The final episodes of Apple TV+’s “The Dynasty: New England Patriots” aired March 15, ending a series that documented the team’s highs and lows over the last 20 years.

Through interviews with former players and behind-the-scenes footage, “The Dynasty” chronicles a lot of the Patriots’ history, from putting in backup quarterback Tom Brady in 2001 to the difficult goodbyes and the “imperfect” relationships as he said in the series.

“We really wanted to be able to get into every single absolute detail of what it felt like at every meaningful moment, the palpable experience of being in a game or in the locker room, when they win and when they lose,” Brian Grazer, one of the founders of Imagine Documentaries, the company that produced the series, told The Boston Globe.

The docuseries saw its fair share of criticism, mostly about the portrayal of head coach Bill Belichick and a weightier focus on the franchise’s low points than its successes.

Former Patriot Devin McCourty said that he felt “duped” by the show and that “only things [he] said that could come across as negative to Bill was the only thing [used].” Another former player, Rodney Harrison, felt that “The Dynasty” focused too much on Brady, Belichick, and team owner Robert Kraft.

“I didn’t enjoy it. I stopped. Because it didn’t tell the stories. . . . It was centered around some things that I wasn’t really feeling,” Harrison said. “And I just stopped watching. I mean, I interviewed for five or six hours I was in New York, and all they had me saying was, ‘[Expletive] ’em all. [Expletive] ‘em all.'”

Rob Gronkowski came out in support of his former coach amid the backlash he received due to the show.

“It was very sad to see Coach Belichick go, because there wouldn’t have been a dynasty, there wouldn’t have been 20-plus years of a winning culture without Coach Belichick,” Gronkowski said. “He set the standard. Coach Belichick was the standard.”

Like the Patriots franchise, “The Dynasty” had its own highs and lows as the episodes progressed. Let us know your thoughts about the show. Share your opinions by filling out the form or e-mailing us at [email protected], and your response may appear in a future Boston.com article.

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