Netflix orders US Women’s World Cup soccer docuseries

Netflix has ordered an all-access sports docuseries following the US Women’s World Cup soccer team as they strive to capture their third consecutive title.

The series, which is a co-production with Time Studios, Words + Pictures, and Togethxr, is directed by Rebecca Gitlitz, and is currently in production in New Zealand and Australia trailing the team as they compete for the 2023 World Cup.

Viewers will get a first-hand look at the pressure, the euphoria, the joy, and the hardships that these world-class athletes experience as they take part in the competition, facing issues ranging from racial diversity, LGBTQ+ rights, equal pay, family, and motherhood.

The series will include veteran champions like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, who recently announced this was her last World Cup, 18-year-old rising star Alyssa Thompson as well as US Women’s World Cup team first timers Sofia Huerta, Lynn Williams and Kristie Mewis.

Marie Margolius and Nick Eisenberg are producing, while Connor Schell is executive producing, alongside Mike Beck, Alexa Conway, Libby Geist, Rebecca Gitlitz, Ian Orefice, Jamie Patricof and Jessica Sherif.

The docuseries joins Netflix’s existing lineup of sports programming, including Drive To Survive, Full Swing, Break Point, new NFL series Quarterback, and the anthology series Untold, which returns with a third volume next month.