The Program - First Look Trailer

Lance Armstrong is a cycling legend, with seven Tour De France wins under his belt among other accolades, feats that were made all the more impressive following his battle and subsequent recovery from testicular cancer. Despite his illness, he seemed better than ever before on the road on his return and by 2004, he had attracted the attention of reporter David Walsh, who grew suspicious that the athlete was using performance enhancing drugs, along with many of his cyclist friends. Armstrong used a genius combination of loopholes and convincing acting to make people believe otherwise but he was ultimately exposed and shamed for his tactics by a determined journalist.

'The Program' is an in-depth biopic based on shamed cyclist Lance Armstrong and his fall from grace after it was proved that he had been involved in a performance enhancing medication program. Directed by Oscar nominated Stephen Frears ('The Queen', 'High Fidelity', 'Philomena') and written by John Hodge ('Trainspotting', 'The Beach', 'Trance'), the movie documents his extraordinary return to his bike after his struggles with cancer and the work that went into exposing his lies. The movie is scheduled for release on September 23rd 2015 and stars Chris O'Dowd and Ben Foster.