Wednesday Newsletter: Is Netflix the new king of sports documentaries?
Right now, one can argue that Netflix is the place to go for sports documentaries after the worldwide success of Quarterback.
Right now, one can argue that Netflix is the place to go for sports documentaries after the worldwide success of Quarterback.
Justin Fields won't be on Netflix's series next season.
Stop the presses: Netflix doesn't want live sports.
Who would you want to see on Netflix's Quarterback next season?
We have a trailer for the third season of Netflix's Untold, premiering August 1st.
Netflix is giving Quarterback a second season.
A USWNT doc, filming at the 2023 FIFA World Cup, will premiere on Netflix.
The Jerry Jones docuseries will cost Netflix a pretty penny.
Nicholls will no longer appear on the BBC's F1 coverage. His Drive To Survive future is less clear, but he may be done there as well.
Netflix's Untold documentary series has four new installments coming in August, including a four-part docuseries on the Tim Tebow/Urban Meyer era Florida Gators.
The Netflix docuseries features Kirk Cousins, Patrick Mahomes, and Marcus Mariota.
A celebrity golf tournament featuring stars from Formula 1: Drive To Survive and Full Swing looks to be broadcast live on Netflix this fall.
"The dream of being in the right moment at the right time and getting unfiltered, true reaction to something so pivotal, we got lucky. I’d love to say it’s great planning, but nobody knew this was coming."
This seems to fit the Untold series' desire to tell sports stories with significant off-field components.
"Following this investigation, Jack Nicholls’ contract to provide race commentary was terminated."
"Conor is unlike anyone I’ve ever collaborated with. As one of his trainers described him, he’s an entirely unreasonable man."
Based on this disaster, we shouldn't be expecting live sports on Netflix anytime soon.
Accusations of match-fixing in the late 1990s and 2000s captivated a nation.
The Premier League won't be getting the Drive to Survive treatment quite yet.
"TV does a lot. I think that has as much to do with it as anything. Controversy plus the TV exposure that I’ve received has driven that thing."
The two series from the company behind Drive to Survive will continue with second seasons.
Drive to Survive's fifth season demonstrates the value in not reinventing the wheel.
The NFL is on Netflix! Well, sort of.
“It’s an unfortunate thing that you and I both have empathy for one another on because we went through it in different ways."