Pete Rose was a baseball legend unlike any other. He still holds the record for most career hits of any player in Major League Baseball history, an astonishing 4,256 over 24 seasons. But Rose’s story involved both dazzling success on the field and a dramatic fall from grace. After years of speculation, Rose was ultimately banned for life in 1989 for betting on baseball while both a player and manager, making him the only star ever exiled permanently from the sport for gambling.

The four-part documentary series Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose aims to capture the entire scope of Rose’s epic tale. Using interviews with the man himself as well as former teammates, analysts delve into Rose’s playing career highlights and what drove him to become the consummate winner with a relentless work ethic. But the series also traces Rose’s well-known addictions to gambling and his denials...