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Netflix?s Drive to Survive series based around F1 has inspired numerous new fans to enjoy the sport. It has also inspired several docuseries on other sports as well. It looks like Premier League football is set to join the party, as the makers of Drive to Survive confirm a show based on the Premier League.
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English Premier League will get its own docuseries on Netflix by the makers of Drive to Survive.
Premier League gets F1: Drive to Survive-style Netflix series
In a recent article by The Times, they reported that Box to Box Films will be making a docuseries based on Premier League football.
The makers of Drive to Survive are planning a Netflix docuseries on the Premier League, per @thetimes https://t.co/CEsrtdPfCn
— Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1) September 23, 2022
Box to Box has previously not only made shows like Drive to Survive?but also The Kings series on boxing and Make Us Dream, a documentary on Steven Gerrard.
Now, Premier League football will be added to its ranks. The Times claimed that several of the clubs have been already been informed and sent proposals about the docuseries.
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However, the Premier League and the production company have both declined to comment on this.
Fans have mixed reactions to Netflix docuseries
While confirmation is yet to arrive from the production company, fan reactions to the developments have already taken the internet by storm.
Most fans are apprehensive about this development. Drive to Survive, while an acclaimed show and a fan favorite, has criticism of over-dramatizing F1. And a lot of fans are afraid that the football league will receive the same treatment.
As long as it isn’t as over the top and dramatised as Drive To Survive, this will be really fun https://t.co/YCUNlHKJzX
— joe 🫐 (@afccjoee) September 23, 2022
DTS ruined f1 btw https://t.co/a8l2quf8Lq
— 𝙍 𝘼 𝙁 𝘼🦉 (@rafaismo) September 23, 2022
Netflix:
Ruin F1 ✅
Ruin Premier League 🔜 https://t.co/eQLPAmXoR2— Ryan (@H_a_r_d_e_n) September 23, 2022
WHOA! I have mixed opinions about this!
The way that the series helped market F1 and shoot their revenue & penetrate deeper into the US is very commendable!
However, this could be the start of selling every little bit of the sport… https://t.co/lGFdLXF5pp— Saransh Gehlot (@saransh2703) September 23, 2022
Meanwhile, some fans are afraid Netflix will ruin the spirit of the game by running it too much like a web series and less like a documentary.
https://twitter.com/KianLFC03/status/1573279084943228928?s=20&t=BgYDIuq6d5I8dzdHVAkj6Q
Not all reactions are negative, though. Some are genuinely excited and hyped about this development because Drive to Survive is so beloved.
Nice. This should be good as well. https://t.co/EpREHbV4dB
— Arunas Z. (@Arunasz84) September 23, 2022
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YESSSSSS 🤩 https://t.co/xViieUaNgE
— Lewis (@LewisGThompson) September 23, 2022
While reactions may be varied, one can only hope for the best from this fresh addition. Hopefully, this will attract more new people to the sport, and ultimately, is that not what any fandom wants?
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