Frank Marshall Says ESPN Pulled His Doc ‘Rachel, Breathe’ “An Hour Before Broadcast” Over Rights Disagreement
By Kimberly Nordyke
Published on April 20, 2026.
Director Frank Marshall has stated that ESPN has pulled his documentary, Rachel, Breathe, from ESPN2 due to a disagreement over rights. The film follows the story of marathoner Rachel Foster, who underwent a coma five months after waking up from a coma, and is now preparing to run the 2025 Boston Marathon. Despite several days of negotiations, ESPN decided to pull the show an hour before broadcast. The documentary was directed and produced by Marshall, Aly Parker, Tony Rosenthal and Joanna Forscher.
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