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Tour de France: Unchained
Documentary on the journey of eight teams taking part in the world's most challenging Tour de France bike race. Documentary on the journey of eight teams taking part in the world's most challenging Tour de France bike race. Documentary on the journey of eight teams taking part in the world's most challenging Tour de France bike race.
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- Trivia The tour started in Denmark with 3 stages, with ca. 1,6 million spectators on the side of the road. 4 stages was won by Danes (Magnus Cort, Jonas Vingegaard, Mads Pedersen and Jonas Vingegaard) and ended With Jonas Vingegaard as the overall winner of the yellow and dotted jersey. On a side note, another dane won a stage in Tour the France Femmes ( Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig)
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Tour de France: Unchained episode by episode guide
The Cycling Weekly guide to all eight episodes of the Netflix show, from Copenhagen to Paris
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Netflix's Tour de France documentary, Tour de France: Unchained , was finally released on Thursday, almost a year on from the race it covers, and just over three weeks away from the next edition. Good timing.
There are eight episodes, which cover different aspects of the race; it is mostly done chronologically, but some stages are covered multiple times, from different angles. Seven teams feature primarily: AG2R Citroën, Alpecin-Deceuninck, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ, Ineos Grenadiers, Jumbo-Visma and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.
More or less, each episode focuses on one of these teams, but there are some that appear more often than others; naturally, given some teams won more than others, and only one rider can win overall.
Each segment lasts about 40 minutes, tracking the action from Copenhagen, Denmark, where the race began, to Paris, France, the traditional end of the Tour.
Here is your episode-by-episode guide for Tour de France: Unchained . Make sure you take a look at our spoiler-free review , too.
Please note, there are spoilers below. Obviously, all the action happened last July, so you might already know what occurred across the 21 stages, but if you would rather relive it through Unchained , you should not go any lower.
Episode one: Grand Départ
Yves Lampaert competes in stage one of the 2022 Tour de France
The opening episode covers the Tour de France's Grand Départ in Copenhagen and wider Denmark. It introduces two teams, broadly, Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl and EF Education-EasyPost.
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It is all about how both teams are desperate for a stage win, for Quick-Step, the pressure is on the shoulders of Fabio Jakobsen, at his first Tour, while for EF, Stefan Bissegger is the focus.
It begins with a Quick-Step training camp in the Sierra Nevada, where we are introduced to Julian Alaphilippe, the world champion, who is then taken away, as he wasn't selected for the Tour. Instead, the focus moves onto Jakobsen.
For EF, team boss Jonathan Vaughters is the main talking head, who describes how much pressure his squad are under due to the need for UCI points. To that end, EF put everything into "project Stefan", the team's attempt to get Bissegger into the yellow jersey at the end of stage one.
Sadly for the Swiss rider and EF, he crashed twice on the opening stage in Copenhagen, while Yves Lampaert of Quick-Step is a surprise winner .
The action then moves onto stage two, where the story of Jakobsen coming back from his horrific crash at the Tour of Poland sets up the Dutchman to win in Nyborg. Comeback complete.
Episode two: Welcome to Hell
Jumbo-Visma lead the peloton onto a cobbled sector on stage five of the 2022 Tour de France
Episode two is all about Jumbo-Visma, and a lot of it focuses on the relationship management of the Dutch squad: how do you keep Wout van Aert, Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič all happy?
Van Aert is key, as he is shown effectively abandoning Vingegaard and his team on stage four as he attacks to victory . The Belgian says: "It’s always difficult. A lot of teams show it’s difficult to get the ambition on the same page. For me, it’s a matter of give and take."
Stage five is chaotic for Jumbo, as the cobbles cause a mechanical for Vingegaard and a crash for Roglič. Van Aert abandoned his stage ambitions to help the former out, but Roglič was left behind after dislocating his shoulder.
"Wout really saved my ass, which shows what a great team member he is," Vingegaard pithily says.
Interestingly, there is no discussion of stage three, or the winner of stage five, as neither involved any of the eight teams who gave Netflix access.
Episode three: The Weight of a Nation
Thibaut Pinot at the 2022 Tour de France
Here is the emotional episode, the one that will have you screaming TIBOPINO at your television, and singing La Marseillaise . Episode three follows AG2R Citroën and Groupama-FDJ in their trials and tribulations hunting for a stage win in the opening part of the race, as the first French stage win, or French stage win, takes time.
Stage six is skipped, as Netflix did not have access to its winner Tadej Pogačar, and instead it moves right onto La Planche des Belles Filles, where Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) hopes to win.
The Frenchman is shown spending time at home, at his farm, with his goats. At the same time, the audience is introduced to Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën), who finished fourth at the 2021 Tour, but had an unfortunate 2022, crashing multiple times.
The episode shows the pain riders go to in order to try and win, and to continue to support the team. O'Connor keeps going until stage nine, before succumbing to his injuries, while Pinot is shown struggling on stage seven, before he almost wins on stage nine to Châtel.
However, AG2R's Bob Jungels wins that day , so there is redemption for at least one of the French teams. Vive la France.
Episode four: Attack, Counter Attack
Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 11 on the Col du Granon at the 2022 Tour
Back to Jumbo-Visma for episode four, as it focuses on the team's plan to unseat Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) from the yellow jersey. This all centres around stage 11, the Col du Granon stage, where Jumbo-Visma's plan to crack their Slovenian rival comes to fruition.
It covers the La Planche des Belle Filles stage (stage seven), from a different angle, this time covering how close Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) was to beating Pogačar on that day, and how crushed he is by missing out. However, the confidence is clear to see, something that returns four days later on the Alpine Queen stage.
It is clear that Jumbo had a plan to use Primož Roglič to soften up Pogačar before Vingegaard delivered the final blow, and that is exactly what happens. An exclusive insight given by the documentary is that Jumbo-Visma overheard Pogačar shouting on the radio about his need for water, suggesting he was struggling that day. Vingegaard wins the stage by almost three minutes , and takes the yellow jersey. Mission accomplished.
Also, episode four introduces Ineos Grenadiers, with a lovely behind-the-scenes look at Geraint Thomas and his partner, Sara Elen Thomas, at home in Monaco, where the latter tells the viewer about her fears of her husband crashing.
Episode five: Breakneck speed
Tom Pidcock celebrates winning the Alpe d'Huez stage of the Tour de France 2022
We’re with Ineos Grenadiers for episode five as they reel in the aftermath of Jonas Vingegaard’s brilliance the day before.
Thomas begins the episode talking the audience through his changing role in the team and Ineos’ change of focus to some of its younger stars. At that point we meet Tom Pidcock , the winner of stage 12 on his Tour debut .
As David Millar says, Pidcock’s Grand Tour debut was potentially “a risk” but one that would more than pay off. The night before Alpe d’Huez, Pidcock receives a gee up from Steve Cummings, the Ineos DS, who tells him to believe he can win on the Alpe, Pidcock seems dubious. Meanwhile in camp EF Education-Easy post, the team are staring relegation from the UCI WorldTour in the face, team manager Jonathan Vaughters is relying on American Neilson Powless to save the day. Vaughters and EF management try to encourage Powless not to go too early on the road to the Alpe, but he goes for it, getting in the breakaway. Eventually it was a “battle of legs” as Vaughters calls it, and Pidcock had the best, overcoming any mind games in the lead group to solo to victory.
“What will you do tonight?” says the cameraman to the Yorkshireman afterwards. “A speech then rice and chicken,” Pidcock says. “The same as every other day,” he adds with a laugh, only to crack open the champagne and spray it everywhere in the evening celebrations.
Episode six: Plan B
Jasper Philipsen sprints to victory in Carcassonne
Episode six gives us an insight into Alpecin-Deceuninck’s attempts to match the highs of their debut Tour de France in 2021. Interestingly, it begins with Mathieu van der Poel admitting that the Tour was one race too many for him after a year stacked with other high profile events. Van der Poel’s lack of form initially came as a surprise when the race got underway, but we instantly saw that it certainly wasn’t for the Alpecin management. As a result Jasper Philipsen is forced to step up. His management gives a brief overview of the fact he has a nickname that they aren’t too happy about, “disaster”. We learn that Philipsen has a reputation for forgetting some of the small details which according to the Alpecin management, you simply cannot do at the Tour.
“The Jasper disaster thing, we’d like that to disappear,” says Alpecin DS Christoph Roodhooft. On stage five to Calais, it didn’t. After not realising that Wout van Aert had won the stage, Philipsen celebrates as he wins the sprint for second, only to be told that he was indeed just that, second. We see his partner console him as he takes the embarrassed walk of shame back to the bus. “They’re just going to laugh at me,” he says with dismay. Although redemption would soon arrive on the road to Carcassonne. In a crash marred day for the GC favourites, Philipsen and Alpecin finally got their moment on the finish line.
Episode seven: Everything for the podium
David Gaudu climbs at the 2022 Tour de France
Next up is a deep dive into the fight for the third step on the podium that gradually developed between France’s new great young hope, David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), and a stoic Geraint Thomas.
Viewers get a closer look at Gaudu and his teammates build up to the race, with the episode littered with the kind of inspirational quotes from Marc Madiot that you would expect to hear on the annual office team building away day.
Gaudu is Groupama’s leader for the Tour, Madiot makes that clear, although the French public still have high hopes for the talismanic, yet ageing Pinot. The decision is then subsequently ridiculed in the French press. After a brief look at Gaudu’s home life and his personality, it's straight into the action.
Gaudu would crack on the stage to Alpe d’Huez, leaving the team clutching at straws as to how they could pull off a comeback. The answer? A motivational team meeting with Madiot, in which he rattles off a speech capable of rivalling that of Aragorn at the Gates of Mordor in Lord of the Rings. Thomas stands in the way of Gaudu and a podium position and on the road to Hautacam on stage 18 he would start to crack, dropping from the yellow jersey group. We see that despite a valiant effort from his teammates to help Gaudu bridge to the head of the race, it wasn’t to be. Thomas holds on for the podium. Nevertheless there’s reason to celebrate. Gaudu secured fourth overall, the best result for a Frenchman since 2017, leading to a rather strange singalong on the team bus.
Episode eight: Road to Paris
Jonas Vingegaard is astonished as he crosses the line on stage 20
The final episode does everything you want a final chapter to do. It ties up all the loose ends, shows you the winners, the losers and everything in between. It starts with another brief look at stages 17 and 18 in the Pyrenees, finishing at Peyragudes and Hautacam respectively. In the previous episode Netflix zoomed in on the fight for the podium on both of those baking afternoons, but this time it's from the perspective of the fight for the yellow jersey as well as the man at the back of the race. While Pogačar and Vingegaard slug it out at the top of Peyragudes , some men like Fabio Jakobsen are shown simply doing all they can to survive. After narrowly losing out to Pogačar on stage 17, how will Jumbo-Visma ensure Vingegaard gets through the final mountain test trouble free and still in touch with overall victory? With the pure engine that is Wout van Aert of course. Vingegaard eventually is carried up the final ascent by Van Aert with them uniting to drop the Slovenian. Then we have the final time trial , won by Van Aert, in which Vingegaard wraps up the overall win. There’s emotion all round as the two teammates realise the magnitude of what they achieved. After a rollercoaster ride, we finally get to Paris. We learned earlier on that Jasper Philipsen has the nickname “disaster” but after winning on the Champs-Élysées , it’s high time Alpecin found a new nickname for their star sprinter.
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Netflix’s new sports documentary ‘Tour de France: Unchained’ is your next binge obsession
New Netflix documentary takes up-close look at pro cycling
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With the success of its Drive to Survive documentary series chronicling life in Formula 1, Netflix is now trying to expand its sports coverage. After already tackling tennis and golf, professional cycling is now on the menu.
On Thursday, June 8, Tour de France: Unchained was released on the streaming service. Produced by the same company that also did Drive to Survive , it presents an up-close look at the biggest cycling race in the world over the course of eight episodes.
Here’s your trailer for Tour de France: Unchained – from the producers of Drive to Survive – coming 8 June! pic.twitter.com/S7F7szGP8m — Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) June 2, 2023
With that all said, let’s give you a quick explainer of the show and what to expect in case you do want to watch it.
Where can I watch Tour de France: Unchained ?
Netflix. All eight episodes — running between 35 and 50 minutes — are online already.
What can I expect?
Tour de France: Unchained follows the marquee cycling race in the world, the eponymous Tour de France. Set during the 2022 edition of the race, the show profiles eight teams as well as their riders and support staff — including behind-the-scenes footage from team buses and in-race communication.
The eight teams who were involved in the production of the series ended up winning 11 of the 21 stages of the race, and the key moments and players are all represented. Who is not, at least as an active participant, is then-two-time reigning champion Tadej Pogačar: his UAE Team Emirates squad decided against participation, even though he obviously is a prominent part of the story that is being told.
So, which teams are featured then?
As noted above, eight teams and their riders participated in the show. Those are Jumbo-Visma, Ineos Grenadiers, EF Education-EasyPost, Ag2r Citroën, Alpecin-Deceuninck, Bora-Hansgrohe, Groupama-FDJ, and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl (who have since changed their name to Soudal-Quick-Step).
You don’t know any of these names? It really does not matter. The teams and their most important personnel will be introduced — from the guy who used to work in a fish factory, to the rider who almost lost his life in a horrific crash a couple of years ago.
Who is the show’s intended audience?
The show tries to strike the balance between giving hardcore fans some behind-the-scenes footage and introducing newbies to the sport. Does it succeed in doing that? At times, but not consistently.
If you are a fan already you are probably looking for a bit more substance rather than the drama that is being presented (and, at times, seemingly manufactured). That said, the cinematography and pulling-back-the-curtain moments still make it a worthwhile experience.
Newcomers, meanwhile, will find a show that is similar in its approach to other popular sports documentaries — for better or worse.
Speaking of which, does it compare to Drive to Survive ?
Kind of. As noted above, Box to Box Films produced both shows so fans of Drive to Survive will recognize some stylistic elements. The footage is top-notch, the drama and tension are real (if at times a bit overblown), and narratives are being introduced to drive the story beyond what is happening on the roads.
That said, Formula 1 and pro cycling are different sports. The fast-paced intensity of F1 is not there, because it just can’t be. That does not mean the show has no appeal, though. It simply is a different one
OK, I’m hooked. When’s the next Tour de France?
The 2023 Tour de France, the 110th edition of the race, will start on July 1 in the Spanish city of Bilbao and over the course of 21 stages and 2,115 miles make its way to Paris. All eight of the teams plus a significant portion of riders featured on Tour de France: Unchained will participate again.
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Tour de France: Unchained review - An addictive and entertaining Netflix series
The eight episodes are a compelling look back at the 2022 Tour de France
The ‘ Tour de France Unchained’ Netflix documentary has dropped and the debate has begun about the qualities of the series as people around the world start to watch the eight-episode series.
The EF Education-EasyPost team described the series as “Unflinching, ambitious, and beautifully shot” but they would, since they star in it and team manager Jonathan Vaughters is convinced it can give his sponsors extra visibility or even bring in new ones.
Sporza in Belgium were less impressed, quick to dub the series ‘Cycling for Dummies’, criticising the simplistic nature of the storytelling, while overlooking the fact that not everyone has raced a bike or has years of Flemish cycling culture ingrained in their minds.
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Cyclingnews binged watched the eight episodes on Thursday morning with a critical eye, while understanding the series' wider aim of attracting new viewers to professional cycling and new fans to the sport, which worked so effectively for Formula 1 and Drive to Survive.
The combination of slick and fast editing, the constant showing of crashes and pain, the heightened drama levels and frequent background music left us a little nauseous, as if we had eaten too much Haribo on a hot day. But ‘Tour de France Unchained’, as the producers hoped and planned, is very addictive and entertaining to watch, whatever your level of understanding of the sport.
Eight carefully scripted episodes
The eight episodes are an excellent way to look back at the 2022 Tour de France and better comprehend what happened both out on the road and behind the scenes on every stage.
Each episode is carefully scripted to fit a simplistic, feel-good narrative, following the Drive to Survive formats. But they also capture the tensions and rivalries within teams and the peloton, the thrill of road racing, the emotions of success and the pain of defeat.
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Watching Grand Tour racing live on television can be far less entertaining, with long waits for the most dramatic moments. Tour de France Unchained packages the action and splices it with interviews to create an intense and addictive summary. It’s like switching on Milan-San Remo from the foot of the Cipressa rather than appreciating and understanding the impact of the long ride from Milan.
The eight episodes remind us just how good the 2022 Tour de France was, from the rain-soaked opening time trial in Copenhagen, the daily battles for stage wins, the Vingegaard-Pogacar battles in the Alps and Pyrenees, the way Geraint Thomas fought for third place overall and the final stage in the Paris sunset on the Champs Elysees.
Tour de France Unchained is not complete because it focuses on just eight of the 22 teams but it offers a more complete, more layered, look back at the race than television ever can.
Some of the rider introductions feel very scripted - Geraint Thomas' spot in episode five starts out very stilted and entirely uncharacteristic of his usual affect but the series makes up for it with delightfully candid snippets sprinkled into the script.
Tom Pidcock admits to not enjoying the Tour de France before being given the opportunity to go for the Alpe d'Huez stage win. Neilson Powless' eyes cannot hide his heartbreak in the post-race vignette about the stage, after he suffered a stinging defeat on the climb.
The pre-Tour de France footage from training camps and other races helps present the riders at the centre of the episodes. Vignettes include Fabio Jakobsen's comeback from the terrible injuries of his 2020 Tour de Pologne crash and Thibaut Pinot’s unique character and many setbacks that make him so admired.
The intimate moments are revealing and give the riders a very human and fragile face, despite the over-use of crash footage and focus on the gladiator-esque suffering. There is lots of patriotic chest beating from Marc Madiot, lots of swearing in French from AG2R-Citroën directeur sportif Julien Jurdie and Patrick Lefevere can’t help but gloat after Yves Lampaert and Fabio Jakobsen win the opening two stages.
There are moving intimate family moments as Thomas talks about the risks he takes in races with his wife and Netflix even captures the post-stage phone conversations between Vingergaard and his partner.
Looking back at race tactics better than instant television ever can
The Netflix camera crews had all-area access to the eight teams and captured rarely-seen moments on team buses, in hotels and even meetings between directeur sportif and riders on the massage table.
Months of editing time allowed the producers to look back and dissect race tactics in a way that live and daily television never can. For example, the risks to Vingeggard’s overall chances of victory due to Wout van Aert's attacks to win stages are revealed in full.
The way tactical errors or just simple fate and misfortune can destroy a team and equally, how success brings exultation, leaves you mesmerised.
Tour de France Unchained reveals just how Vingegaard could have lost the Tour de France due to his bike swap chaos on the cobbles of northern France or when he crashed during stage 15 to Carcassonne.
Each of the eight episodes lasts around 40 minutes and combines two storylines from major moments of the race. AG2R Citroën Team, Alpecin-Fenix, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ cycling Team, Ineos Grenadiers, Bora-Hansgrohe, Team Jumbo-Visma and Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl all get their moment in the Netflix spotlight.
Tadej Pogcar's UAE Team Emirates opted not to be involved due to privacy and sponsor concerns but the Slovenian and the rest of the Tour de France peloton are included in the episodes because of the extensive use of television footage and on-bike video images.
Comments and context from French television commentator Steve Chainel, Britain’s David Millar and Orla Chennaoui help explain the unwritten rules of professional cycling and the Tour de France, while Vaughters, Lefevere, Madiot and Jumbo-Visma directeur sportif Grischa Niermann are natural storytellers, completing the picture.
A second series is all but confirmed with the producers ready to work on different storylines and secure even better access with the teams at this year’s Tour de France.
It’s easy to criticise Tour de France Unchained for its Netflix format, stereotypical overly dramatic musical overdubs and sweetened narratives but the drama of the 2022 Tour de France is addictive, arguably more than Formula 1 and other sports can ever be.
Our conclusion: Watch it, enjoy it, criticise it, enjoy the details it reveals and look forward to the 2023 Tour de France.
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‘Tour de France: Unchained’ Renewed For Season 2: Coming to Netflix in 2024
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One of the many new Netflix sports docu-series to debut in 2023 has been handed a season 2 order. Tour de France: Unchained will return for a second season in 2024.
Debuting on Netflix for the first time in early June 2023, Tour de France: Unchained gives you unparalleled access to behind-the-scenes of the world’s most famous cycling race. The documentary series was released in French audio with a range of subtitle and dub options, including English.
Eight episodes dropped globally (after airing on France Télévisions) on June 9th. The series featured in the global non-English TV top 10 for a single week, picking up 8.2 million hours watched globally between June 11th and 18th.
The renewal news comes via a Tweet by Netflix France . The Tour de France followed up Netflix France’s announcement in an additional Tweet, saying :
“See you next year @NetflixFR! A series made possible thanks to @francetv and the cycling teams!”
Season 2 will follow the forthcoming 2023 Tour de France, scheduled to begin at the end of July 2023 . The event takes place over 21 stages beginning in Northern Spain and concluding in Paris; it’s been confirmed 22 teams will be competing for the grand prize.
The renewal of Tour de France: Unchained means that we’ll see the return of numerous sporting documentaries in 2023. Full Swing , Formula 1: Drive to Survive, and Break Point have all been handed renewal orders, each set to return in 2024. All of the aforementioned shows (including Unchained) are produced by the British outfit Box to Box Films.
Those returning series are in addition to other various sports documentaries Netflix currently has in the works for other sports like soccer, the NFL, rugby, and WWE.
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Netflix revealed “ Full Swing ” as the title of its upcoming docu-series following the PGA Tour and its biggest stars, and also announced the premiere date and dropped a trailer for the show.
The eight-episode series will debut globally on Netflix on Feb. 15. “Full Swing” showcases PGA players through their wins and losses, promising a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to compete — and win — at the highest levels in men’s pro golf, per Netflix’s description. Defending PGA Champion Justin Thomas (above left, with Jordan Spieth) are among the stars featured in the show. ( Watch the trailer below. )
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The series provides an inside look at the PGA’s biggest events for the first time ever, including the 150th Open Championship last year at St. Andrews in Scotland, The Players, The Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, the U.S. Open and the FedExCup Playoffs.
“Full Swing” was produced in partnership with the PGA Tour by Vox Media Studios and Box to Box Films, the company behind Netflix’s “Formula 1: Drive to Survive.” The series executive producers are Vox Media Studios’ Chad Mumm and Mark Olsen and Paul Martin and James Gay-Rees with Box to Box Films.
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The Netflix documentary follows the PGA Tour in what was one of the most remarkable years in the sport's history
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The much-anticipated PGA Tour documentary has now got a name, a release date and a trailer - and it looks amazing.
Full Swing, made by the creators of the successful Formula 1: Drive to Survive series, will air on Netflix from 15th February and a short trailer released on social media has whetted the appetite for the show that followed one of the craziest years in the sport's history.
Players featured in the trailer are Justin Thomas , Jordan Spieth , Scottie Scheffler , Brooks Koepka , Collin Morikawa , Ian Poulter, Joel Dahmen, Matt Fitzpatrick , Dustin Johnson , Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala, Mito Pereira , Joaquin Niemann and Rory McIlroy.
The docuseries will feature a number of LIV Golf players like Johnson, Poulter, Koepka and Niemann, with Poulter quite rightly saying: "You picked a hell of a year to start following the PGA Tour."
Poulter also appears to be seen launching a club at the WGC-Match Play Championship after losing in the second round to Matt Fitzpatrick.
World No.1 Rory McIlroy is shown at the end of the trailer saying: "If I want the game that I love to be played by future generations, the game needs to be pushed forward."
The Northern Irishman has been the highest profile player to speak out against LIV Golf and has essentially been the spokesperson for the tour amid the ongoing civil war.
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Not much is known about any of the episodes yet, or even how many there will be, but tournaments featured in the trailer include the WM Phoenix Open and WGC-Match Play, both won by Scottie Scheffler, the Genesis Invitational, won by Joaquin Niemann, the PGA Championship, won by Justin Thomas, and the US Open, won by Matt Fitzpatrick.
Another tournament Scheffler won was The Masters, where he tamed Augusta National to seal his first Major title. The Masters is also set to feature as well as The Open Championship according to the original release from Netflix in January 2022. It also confirmed that The Players Championship and FedEx Cup Playoffs would be included.
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It’s fitting that the week we can officially start talking about Netflix’s PGA Tour documentary , titled “Full Swing,” is this week, when the Tour’s traveling circus arrives at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
No golf event has ever appealed to such a broad audience. They call it The People’s Open for a reason: It’s for everyone, and you don’t need to fact-check the attendance records to realize that golf fans and non-golf fans alike are sprinkled throughout TPC Scottsdale all week.
“Full Swing” will have a broad audience, too — perhaps the broadest audience ever for a piece of golf content. And so the show has to do what documentaries have to do when appealing to a wide audience: explain. “Full Swing” has to explain what match play is, and what a birdie is and what the cutline means. If that bothers viewers, they should feel privileged. They know golf really well.
When the explaining is done, the show offers things that Tour fanatics will enjoy, too. There aren’t an endless number of original nuggets, but we get to see 2022 from a different angle, i.e., from beside Matthew Fitzpatrick ’s father Russell — his eyes welled up — as his son wins the U.S. Open.
If the show is heavy on any one element, it’s just that: emotion.
Emotion connects us as humans when everything else is dissimilar. We will never understand what it’s like to win the PGA Championship, but a lot of us know what it’s like to succeed with our families. You understand Justin Thomas’ PGA Championship win better when “Full Swing” shows you it in a different way. Look no further than the side profile of Thomas crouching to the ground behind the 18th green under the shadow of his father crouching into a hug over his back. I knew it was coming and it still gave me goosebumps. We’re not used to seeing golf’s greatest moments cued up to a rousing Hozier song, but it feels good to re-watch them that way.
It’s through those tugged heartstrings that “Full Swing” brings viewers along for its eight-episode ride, which goes live on Netflix Feb. 15. Each episode is devoted to specific players (often multiple), all approaching different targets from different positions, and all within proximity of one another. That’s what the Tour is, a bunch of storylines hovering around each other and crashing into each other at different times of the year. Which means “Full Swing” producers had to be in a lot of places all at once.
Mito Pereira’s heartbreaking PGA finish doesn’t tell the full story
When Mito Pereira crumbled on the final hole of the PGA Championship, CBS was on top of it. Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo laid out all the stakes as Pereira made that tragic double bogey. But when the playoff between Thomas and Will Zalatoris kicks off in the opposite direction, so does CBS. “Full Swing” stayed with Pereira the entire way as he moved on to whatever the hell one moves on to after the worst finish of their life.
There’s even some sympathy to be had for Big Bad Brooks Koepka, who saunters throughout much of the second episode. You feel his frustration as he existentially ponders his career prospects. Brooks might not be your guy, but sand slipping through the hourglass is an idea we all understand. The same goes for LIV golfers Ian Poulter and Dustin Johnson, who finally spoke straight to camera — without fluffy talking points — about how their LIV Golf considerations came down to one thing: money and what the windfall means for the people around them.
At times “Full Swing” is ushered along by the PGA Tour’s main 2022 storylines like LIV. (People and voices from GOLF.com are used in the production.) But a chronological sequence through the season this is not. It begins in May, jumps back to February, pushes forward to June, back to March, and finishes at the Tour Championship. April and July play a factor, too, don’t worry.
Instead of telling viewers how the circus traveled from Point A to Point B to Point TPC, “Full Swing” focuses on the people circling within. And if we analyze the show scene-by-scene, it’s easy to realize that relatable emotion doesn’t really sit at tournament sites anyway. Tour players are urged to hold their composure at all times. They can let go once they’ve won, but we often only receive short bursts of those joyful moments — like Tony Finau tearing up after his consecutive victories last summer. But that’s just a taste of the sensitivities Finau dealt with — and that Netflix caught — in 2022. And Finau is just half of an episode.
Don’t get me started on Joel Dahmen, because I’ll start crying, too.
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“Full Swing,” the Netflix documentary that chronicles the 2022 PGA TOUR season and is set to be released Feb. 15, is a surprisingly emotional watch. Surprising because if you’re a golf fan, you know most of what’s going to happen, and yet it still hits home with vignettes of fathers and sons, battles won and lost, and sacrifices by friends and family.
The emotionality is a credit to the creatives as the series makes great use of home movies, multiple edits, and a strong soundtrack. Episode 1 especially tugs at the heartstrings.
“All it takes is one week and your life changes,” Justin Thomas says in the series trailer.
What the cameras capture off the course ranges from the relatable – Thomas going to CVS seeking relief from his allergies – to the intimate. You see players with their families and pets (redefining the term “WAG”). Viewers ride on private jets, peek inside million-dollar homes and revel in the rowdiness of the 16th hole at the WM Phoenix Open.
That’s the viewing experience. But what was it like to be in it?
“They were everywhere,” Tony Finau, a two-time winner last season, said of the crew. “On off-weeks they were home with me. I felt like they did a lot of filming. I knew when I said yes that that was a possibility. I told my wife. She was all-in; she didn’t mind it.
“It got to a point where it felt like they were just a fly on the wall,” he added. “We got to know the crew because it was the same people. They visited Utah, we had a great old time. They ended up being people I’d call friends now. I’ve got a great relationship with some of them.”
Jordan Spieth also seemed to be having a great time, as did Thomas.
“I didn’t really give as much access as a lot of other guys, but I thought it was cool,” Spieth said. “For me, it’ll be a me-and-Justin kind of episode. They did some stuff at the house here and there a little bit. I thought they were very professional; if I asked for some time away, they were great. If I said, ‘Hey, you should come and see this,’ they were ready to go.
“I’m interested to watch,” Spieth added. “It’ll be cool. I think because of how cordial and respectful they were, guys opened up more, which I think will make for good content.”
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Crucially, the series had inside access not just at PGA TOUR events but also the four majors, which are put on by Augusta National Golf Club, the PGA of America, the United States Golf Association, and The R&A. The result: episodes that offer new insights and texture from three of the four major champions, even those, like Thomas, who didn’t green-light every single request (Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and U.S. Open winner Matt Fitzpatrick also were involved in the series).
“My thing was I’m not gonna alter my schedule, my life, the way I go about things,” Thomas said. “If they wanted to be a fly on the wall, that was fine, but I’m big on not wanting them to affect how I go about things or the people around me. They did a great job.”
So did Thomas, who came from seven shots behind to win the PGA Championship at Southern Hills. That gave him his first major title in five years, and was a huge win for “Full Swing,” too.
“I think it’s going to be cool,” said Thomas, whose father/coach, Mike, also participated. “We did a couple sit-downs throughout the year. They got me working out.”
Another victory for the docuseries was its content capture with Fitzpatrick, who was the story of the week going into the U.S. Open at The Country Club – and won.
“It was fun, yeah,” Fitzpatrick said. “It was different. It took a while to get used to it, to be fair. By the end it was not easy, but it was comfortable. They were everywhere; I gave them pretty good access. I figured if I was going to do it, I was going to be all-in. They were very respectful, not pushy. They were there during the U.S. Open, which was convenient.
“I don’t know what footage they’ll use,” added Fitzpatrick, a fan of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and “The Crown.” To be fair, as he might say, no one knows what footage they’ll use.
“Full Swing” was produced by Vox Media Studios and Box To Box Films, which also produced the acclaimed “Formula 1: Drive to Survive.” Executive producers are Warren Smith (30 for 30, Four Days in October); Chad Mumm and Mark Olsen for Vox Media Studios; and James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin for Box to Box Films.
In addition to the above stars, other players featured include Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Joel Dahmen, Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Joaquin Niemann, Mito Pereira, and, in a relatively late surprise announcement when the trailer was released, FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy.
What will make the grade? What will hit the cutting room floor? The makers of “Full Swing” got so much great content they could make a great show out of just the leftovers. Indeed, it’s an open question how the editors will weave it all in.
What is not in question is whether the players will tune in.
“I definitely will watch it,” Fitzpatrick said. He laughed. “I’ll admit it: I’m nosy about other golfers. I want to know what’s going on in their houses.”
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What is Netflix's Will & Harper all about? Everything to know about Will Ferrell's upcoming documentary
If you’re looking for a documentary that tells the story of two legendary best friends on a road trip, Will Ferrell’s Will & Harper is your cup of tea. Prior to obtaining distribution rights, Ferrell’s documentary streamed at the Sundance Film Festival. Will & Harper will be exclusively available on Netflix from September 27, 2024.
The series offers a wholesome real-life story about Hollywood besties Ferrell and his closest friend, Harper Steele. The duo navigates their friendship after Harper comes out to him at the age of 61, revealing her transition. Ferrell and Steele have known each other throughout their professional careers.
Starting at SNL (Saturday Night Live), Steele claimed they “hit it off pretty quickly” in an interview with Netflix’s Tudum. Years after Ferrell's career as an actor and comedian began, the one thing that never changed was his bond with Steele. It is this very friendship that Ferrell and Steele give viewers and fans a glimpse into.
When will Will & Harper be available on Netflix?
Will Ferrell’s documentary, Will & Harper internationally releases on September 27, 2024, only on Netflix. The project has been directed by Josh Greenbaum and follows the aftermath of Steele’s transition.
Steele expresses her anxiety about reliving her life now that she is fully embracing her authentic self. Speaking to Netflix’s Tudum, director Greenbaum shared his initial thoughts when the idea was presented to him three years ago. He affirms,
“I knew it was a story that needed to be told, and I was so excited to go on this special journey with a group of close friends both on-screen and behind the camera.”
Greenbaum continued to highlight the hearty friendship between Ferrell and Steele, further stating,
“Life is never just funny or just dramatic. It constantly bounces between the two.”
Greenbaum claimed he’s attempted to convey Ferrell’s bond with Harper through the ethos of comedy.
What is Netflix's Will & Harper about?
Shortly after Steele comes out as a transgender woman to Ferrell, he is inspired to embark on an adventurous road trip with just the two of them. The Barbie actor wants to be there as Steele’s primary support while she “re-introduces herself to the country she loves.”
Their raw friendship beautifully unfolds in moments of vulnerability. In Will & Harper , Steele is anxious about where their friendship will go from here now that she’s herself with Ferrell.
To ease her mind and express his utmost love and support, Ferrell suggests a road trip of a lifetime. Not only would it allow them to discuss their dynamic as friends, but it would also let Steele fall in love with the places she visited before her transition.
Speaking about what viewers can expect from the documentary, Steele said:
“I hope this is somehow useful to people, that it makes them laugh, or they get something out of it…”
Knowing Ferrell, there’s guaranteed laughter in Will & Harper as the duo visit several places, meet new people along their trip, and even have a heart-to-heart.
How long have Will Ferrell and Harper Steele known each other ?
According to the publication mentioned earlier, Ferrell and Steele have known each other since their SNL days, nearly 30 years ago! Steele was the Head Writer for SNL between 2004 and 2008 and Ferrell transitioned to stardom.
Even after Ferrell’s exit, the two never lost connection and continued to work on other projects professionally. They collaborated on A Deadly Adoption and Casa de mi Padre —one of Ferrell’s early works.
Ferrell often reminisces about going on impromptu road trips (like in the documentary), surprising each other comic-con style, and bar hopping whenever he and Steele could.
Gear up for an unforgettable ride riddled with laughter, emotion, glee, and all in all love between Ferrell and Steele in the documentary, Will & Harper.
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One is a heartwarming feature where comedian and actor Will Ferrell goes on a road trip with his friend, who has recently transitioned to live as a trans woman, called Will & Harper . The other focuses on the former CEO of WWE, Vince McMahon, chronicling the rise and fall of the controversial figure across six episodes in Mr. McMahon .
There's plenty to learn about thanks to these two new documentaries. Here's what you need to know about both the new documentaries arriving on the best streaming service .
Will & Harper
Release date: September 27
Directed by Josh Greenbaum, this emotional documentary explores the friendship between Will Ferrell and former Saturday Night Live head writer Harper Steele. When Will gets an email from his long-time friend, where she comes out as a trans woman, the two head off on a road trip to reconnect, and learn more about Harper's identity and experience transitioning later in life and in the United States, something she has complex feelings about. She says in the trailer: "I love this country so much, I just don't know if it loves me back right now." You'll definitely need tissues for this one, I've already cried!
Mr. McMahon
Release date: September 25
Elsewhere, Tiger King filmmaker Chris Smith told Tudum that he's "pulled back the curtain to reveal the true Vince McMahon obscured beneath the persona he presented to the world" in this docuseries. Across the six-part series, there are more than 200 hours of interviews with McMahon himself (prior to his resignation), as well as his family members, business associates, and some of the most iconic names in wrestling history, alongside the journalists who uncovered McMahon's allegations. While this will no doubt be a tough watch, it feels like an important one.
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This post contains spoilers for season 8 of Selling Sunset.
Bre Tiesi and her ex-husband Johnny Manziel are putting their rocky past behind them.
During season 8 of Selling Sunset (which premiered on Sept. 6), the Oppenheim Group agent explains that she’s helping the former NFL star find a new house — despite their complicated history together.
“My ex-husband Johnny Manziel reached out because he’s looking for a house in L.A. I’m going to help him find something but we’re going to make sure he lives very far from me,” Tiesi jokes during a confessional clip in episode 6.
As the two exes tour a $4 million house, they end up having a heart-to-heart while looking at the outdoor space of the property.
“Life goes the way that it’s supposed to go,” Manziel tells his ex. “You are in a position now where you got exactly what you wanted in life. And I’m proud of you for that and I’m happy for you.”
He continues, “I learned a lot about what I handled wrong. I was a lost, depressed kid running around the Hollywood Hills getting drunk every night and living in a nightclub. And a lot of time behind your back probably.”
Tiesi cuts in, “Oh you spent a lot of time with someone else on their back, but yes it’s fine," referencing infidelity during their marriage.
Earlier in episode 5, she opens up to fellow agent Chelsea Lazkani about how an ex cheated on her with “multiple women” when they were together.
The former quarterback then starts laughing and nods his head.
“Yes, Bre, yes. Yeah, I know,” he agrees.
He adds, “And I still feel bad to this day about treating you like that. Getting divorced after we broke up was one of the hardest points in my life, and I cried and I begged and I pleaded.”
The scene cuts to another confessional-style clip in which Tiesi processes the apology her ex just gave her.
“I’m happy to hear that J can recognize the hell that he put me through. That tells me that at least the effort I put in is recognized and it’s not all completely in vain,” she says. “Johnny is like Peter Pan, he just never wants to grow up. So we’re gonna let him stay in his little fairytale land.”
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Tiesi and Manziel were married for one year before they split in March 2019 .
Speaking out about the end of his marriage to TMZ Sports, Manziel said at the time that their separation was “all very personal and very sad.” Their split came after a source told PEOPLE that the couple had “hit a rough patch” when Tiesi believed he had been cheating on her.
Manziel, who played for the Cleveland Browns, was fired by his agent and released by the team in 2015 due to his struggles with sobriety. He has been open about his addiction and past suicide attempt in Netflix's Untold documentary series.
Both exes have since moved on with new partners. The former football star went Instagram official with his new girlfriend, model Josie Canseco , in April, while Tiesi welcomed a son, Legendary Love , with Nick Cannon in July 2022.
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