The documentary chronicles Spielberg's career, including interviews with collaborators, family and friends.

Some of the events explored, particularly of his early life, would go on to be dramatized in Spielberg's 2022 semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans.

Interviews with Karen Allen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law were also conducted but not included in the final film.

[3] Prior to its October 7 airing on the HBO channel, the documentary was screened at the 2017 New York Film Festival.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Spielberg takes a behind-the-scenes look at one of modern cinema's most spellbinding talents, with absorbing—albeit somewhat uncritical—results.