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WNBA star Brittney Griner is partnering exclusively with Disney Entertainment Television and ESPN to share her story.
According to reports, Griner will sit down with ABC News host Robin Roberts for an exclusive interview after she was detained in Russia for nearly 10 months.
Griner's Russian detainment will also be covered in a documentary feature from ESPN Films and a scripted series with ABC Signature.
"The last two years have been the most harrowing, transformative, and illuminating period of my life, and I am grateful to be in a place now to share my story with the world," Griner said in a statement. "I'm proud to partner with ESPN and Disney to share this very personal story because of its incredible potential to inspire hope around the world and their proven ability to do just that."
Brittney's wife, Cherelle Griner, is set to serve as an executive producer on the projects.
"Throughout BG's detainment and in the time since, ESPN, ABC, and Disney were supportive and caring in regards to the human side of this saga," Cherelle said in a statement. "Love and family were at the center of the fight to get BG home, and with that in mind, there is no better, more trusted partner to tell that story with us."
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