The Patriots “Dynasty” documentary divulges the depth of the Brady-Belichick rift.

Tom Brady sits with his legs crossed and faces the camera in the video. In the latter part of the 2010s, as their 20-year tenure with the New England Patriots came to a close, he is attempting to convey the extent of the awful things that had become between him and Bill Belichick.

Everyone is aware of how that period of time ended by now: Brady left Belichick’s frequently unhappy ship in search of better opportunities in Tampa Bay. The two-year, $50 million deal that Brady desired, which would have provided the venerable quarterback with the stability he desired, was not extended by Belichick. That has been assumed for years to be the primary explanation for Brady’s decision to leave the Patriots.

However, Brady clarifies in a new 10-episode documentary about the Patriots dynasty that the coach of the team had a greater influence on his decision to leave than the money he was offered.

Brady remarked, “Coach Belichick and I competed for 20 years doing what we liked.” Nevertheless, even if I wanted to play until I was 50, I wasn’t going to sign another contract (in New England). I was not going to join up for more of it after the way things had turned out.

“The Dynasty,” a five-week long documentary from Imagine Documentaries, will debut on Apple TV+ on Friday. Over the next five weeks, two new episodes of the documentary will be released each Friday. Claimed to be an examination of the Patriots from 2000 to 2020, it covers Brady’s ascent to stardom following Drew Bledsoe’s injury, the team’s three consecutive Super Bowl victories, the ensuing controversy, and the emergence of a second dynasty that ultimately implodes amidst strained relationships. For Patriots supporters who like to relive the early years of the dynasty, those early episodes are well worth their time. For fans of the Patriots who want to delight in fresh information regarding Spygate, Deflategate, and the team’s other transgressions, the middle episodes are also worth seeing.

The documentary, more than anything, seems to be a reflection on how awful the Brady-Belichick relationship got and why there was never a happily ever after when the two ride off into the sunset. The interviews were conducted months before the Patriots parted ways with Belichick, but the subjects—Brady, Belichick, Robert Kraft, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and almost every prominent Patriots player over the previous 20 years, with the notable exception of Jerod Mayo—spoke candidly about the all-encompassing, autocratic manner in which Belichick managed the team.

Players who are still with the team, among others, reveal how challenging it was to play for Belichick. According to Matthew Slater, “It was horrible.” When Rob Gronkowski arrived at 1 Patriot Place, he said he was hesitant to get out of his car and go to work. Wes Welker compared Brady’s habit of returning to work for Belichick to that of an abused puppy.

When a news broke last month about Belichick’s resignation from the Patriots, ESPN made headlines in the area when someone described the upcoming documentary as a “infomercial” for Kraft’s Pro Football Hall of Fame nomination. That is not this documentary, which The Athletic was permitted to view in order to provide a review. It’s far more centered on Brady and Belichick’s relationship overall, and as a whole, it offers the most complete picture of how sad the residents of the building were during the last years of their dynasty. That is, at the very least, the most intriguing and juicy portion.