Netflix and Formula 1 Announce a Season-Long Collaboration for an Original Docuseries 

Netflix are proud to announce a season-long collaboration culminating in an original docuseries of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, to be screened in early 2019. According to the press release, this Netflix original series will be the first to truly immerse the audience inside the cockpits, the paddock and the lives of the key players in Formula 1. The series will have unparalleled and exclusive access to the world’s fastest drivers, team principals and owners, as well as Formula 1’s own management team. 

Netflix ordered 10 episodes from the 2018 season, and the production team will film and reveal the intense fight for the heart, soul, and direction for the future of this multi-billion business.

This series will be executive-produced by Oscar winner James Gay Rees and Paul Martin for Box to Box Films. Sophie Todd will be the show-runner.