If you’re from East Mississippi or have lived in the area for any period of time, then you are probably already familiar with East Mississippi Community College and the success its football team has enjoyed under head coach Buddy Stephens.

Those not from East Mississippi will get a first-hand look at EMCC — which has won three National Junior College Athletic Association football national championships since 2011 — when Netflix brings the Lions’ football program to viewers’ living rooms with the July 29 debut of “Last Chance U.”

Netflix recently released its trailer for “Last Chance U,” directed by Emmy-nominated Greg Whiteley, which offers an all-access look into the program.

“The series does an outstanding job capturing the raw complexity of the people and the processes associated with performing at a high level of excellence,” EMCC President Dr. Thomas M. Huebner Jr. said in an email. “While the film is about football, the same commitment and passion we have for our athletics program is evident in everything we do.”

While GQ magazine scratched the surface of EMCC football with its 2014 article that bares the same name as Whiteley’s latest project, the Netflix documentary, which features six episodes, offers a more in-depth look into daily life at the Stephens-led program as Whiteley and his crew lugged their equipment to Scooba and settled into the sleepy town for extended shooting.

There’s no shortage of dramatic subject matter as the 2015 season was an eventful one that included a two-game suspension for Stephens, and a brawl that likely cost EMCC a chance at a fourth NJCAA title as the incident resulted in the Lions being disqualified from the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges playoffs. The documentary also provides intimate glimpses into the personal lives of the players who fill the Lions’ roster.

“The series handles controversial situations that occurred during the season objectively,” Huebner said. “It paints the intricacies of the people and the situations, while revealing what participants were thinking, feeling and saying at the time.”

During its impressive championship-winning run, EMCC hasn’t shied away from welcoming high-caliber athletes who have faced adversity — whether academically or legally — to Scooba as a staging area before continuing their careers at Division 1 programs. Current Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly spent time with Stephens in Scooba.

Regardless of their varying backgrounds or reasons for finding themselves at EMCC, each player ultimately arrived with one goal in mind: Win a championship. And despite some of his criticisms, Stephens’ job is to not only help his players achieve that goal, but also to teach them about life beyond the football field along the way, which Huebner said is a cornerstone of EMCC.

“At East Mississippi Community College, the desire to improve the quality of life for those who walk through our doors is part of our mission and serves as a tangible and daily reminder of the fundamental importance of our work,” he said. “One cannot watch this documentary without having a strong sense that EMCC is a place where we expect much from those who entrust their futures to us, while fully embracing our role as an opportunity provider.”