Netflix's Who Killed The Montreal Expos Needed One Change To Be An All-Star Documentary
A minor adjustment could have transformed this documentary. In recent years, Netflix has offered remarkable sports documentaries, such as the eye-opening The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox and the Quarterback docuseries. I’ve spent many hours enjoying these compelling stories.
That said, I wasn’t completely captivated by the new Netflix original Who Killed the Montreal Expos?, released in 2025 before the World Series. While I appreciated Jean-François Poisson’s thorough exploration of the Montreal Expos' rise and slow decline, one key change would have elevated it to an all-star level.
“Unlike the franchise the documentary chronicles, this one thing could have saved the documentary in my eyes.”
Before diving deeper, credit is due to Poisson and his team for capturing nearly 40 years of the Expos’ history—the highs, lows, and struggles—in just over 90 minutes. The film covers all aspects, highlighting the team’s significance in Montreal, Quebec, and Canada, while portraying the players as a close-knit family.
However, this story deserved to be told as a multi-part documentary to fully honor the team’s complex legacy.
Author's Summary
This documentary offers a heartfelt but brief recount of the Montreal Expos, yet a multi-part format would have better captured their rich, complicated history.