At Netflix, many sports have taken the aspiration of Formula 1. The series Drive to survive, devoted to the best pilots in the world, will be followed by new serials. As announced, Break Point, the one dedicated to tennis, will be released this Friday, January 13. The cameras of the streaming platform were invited on the men’s and women’s tennis circuits but also near the golf greens: Full swing will be released two days later.
Already filmed, its series will have little sisters: the Tour de France and the 2022 Football World Cup will have the right to their show, just like rugby, with the 2023 Six Nations Tournament, episodes of which will be broadcast in 2024. the tribulations and dramas of these emblematic moments with our millions of subscribers around the world, ”promised Brandon Rieg, vice president in charge of documentaries, in a press release from the American company.
All of these projects were probably influenced by the success experienced by The Last Dancededicated to the career of Michael Jordan, and, therefore, Drive to Survive, whose fifth season will be available from February 24. The exclusive driver interviews, behind-the-scenes and racing footage appealed to the general public, although some early fans pointed to a tendency to accentuate the drama.
The producers of Drive to Survive for the Tournament
Netflix presents itself as the “first storyteller in sports” with these “exclusive behind-the-scenes stories” from the sports world. According to early reviews, Break Point won’t teach avid tennis followers much. The cameras followed a group of players on and off the courts and focused a lot on the mental difficulties encountered by the athletes. Nick Kyrgios and headliners of the women’s circuit like Ons Jabeur are there.
For its part, golf will be entitled to eight episodes which are particularly interested in the demanding program reserved for golfers of the PGA Tour. The cast is salivating, with names like Rory McIlroy. Regarding the Grande Boucle, Netflix and the producer QuadBox focused on eight teams to tell the edition won by Jonas Vingegaard.
The future series on the World Cup in Qatar does not yet have a title either but Netflix and Fifa have teamed up once again after the soap opera Captains, which followed the players during the qualifications for the World Cup. Finally, as Break Pointthe episodes on the 6 Nations Tournament will be shot by the same producers as Drive to survive.
