Max docuseries explores the life and legacy of Atlanta media staple Ted Turner

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In this Dec. 6, 2013, file photo, media mogul Ted Turner talks with guests at the Captain Planet Foundation benefit gala in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

A new docuseries is coming to the streaming service Max on Wednesday detailing the life and achievements of CNN founder and media entrepreneur Ted Turner.

“Call Me Ted,” based on Turner’s 2008 autobiography of the same name, follows the humble beginnings and career rise of the business mogul “in his own words.”

The six-part series comes only days ahead of Turner’s 86th birthday on Nov. 19.