Dick Allen spent decades waiting for baseball to recognize what he meant to the game. That wait ended with his posthumous Baseball Hall of Fame induction in 2025, 48 years after his playing career closed. Now the five-part docuseries “My Father, Dick Allen” makes its world premiere at SeriesFest in Denver on May 9, 2026, and it arrives with the weight of a story that has needed telling for a long time.
The series is built around Richard Allen Jr., who traces his father’s journey from Wampum, Pennsylvania through the racism he confronted as a young Minor Leaguer in Little Rock, to his rise as a Chicago White Sox superstar and 1972 American League MVP. Richard’s 2025 travels to the defining locations of his father’s story, culminating in the Hall of Fame induction itself, give the film its emotional spine. Archival footage, personal accounts, and cultural context fill out a portrait of one of baseball’s most compelling and misunderstood figures.
Director Andy Billman frames the stakes clearly. “This film is deeply personal and aims to celebrate not only Dick Allen’s incredible talent on the field but also his lasting influence off of it,” he says. Narration is provided by actor and director Jocko Sims, with music produced by Ray Yslas, currently touring with the band Chicago. SeriesFest, one of the leading festivals for independent television and episodic storytelling, opens May 9 in Denver.