What 2021 biographical film portrays Serena and Venus Williams's family?

The 2021 biographical film portraying Serena and Venus Williams’s family is King Richard.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, King Richard focuses on Richard Williams and his determined plan to guide his daughters toward professional tennis success. Will Smith plays Richard, while Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton portray Venus and Serena Williams, respectively. The story follows the family’s life and training in Compton, California, before the sisters became global sports icons.

The film was released in November 2021 by Warner Bros. It combines family drama and sports biography, emphasizing Richard’s famous training plan, his insistence that his daughters maintain a life beyond tennis, and the early coaching that helped shape their careers.

King Richard received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Smith. Smith won the acting award. Venus and Serena were executive producers and approved the finished film, although, like many dramatizations, it compresses timelines and selects events for storytelling. The title refers to their father rather than to a tournament or a tennis rivalry.