Middle aged and recently unemployed, Richard Mason (Ted Danson) decides to return to his first love: teaching. HE finds a job as an inner city school teacher teaching fourth grade. Richard discovers a way to reach out to his skeptical students through the game of chess. Against all odds, he inspires his students to become champions, not only at chess, but in life!

Ted Danson gives a compelling performance in his heroic, heartwarming story based on true events co starring Keke Palmer and Malcolm David Kelley. Knights Of The South Bronx proves that no matter who you are or where you come from, if you play like a winner, you can be a king!