With the 2024 Olympics just days away, we wanted to share our selection of essential sports series. Speed, excitement, plot twists… here are 3 series not to be missed, with a favorite for the first, just released.
Simone Biles’ New Growth: the most touching
The most decorated gymnast of all time is returning to competition. She is returning to the forefront after retiring from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics to prioritize her mental and physical health. During that time, she notably revealed that she suffers from “twisties,” a phenomenon in which gymnasts lose their sense of direction in the air, which can lead to serious injuries.
In a documentary miniseries, both intimate and touchingher loved ones and sports professionals decipher how the young 27-year-old has revolutionized her sport, through her titles, but also through her conferences. This series offers the opportunity to (re)discover Simone Biles, up to her preparation for the Paris Olympics, after years of absence.
Formula 1: protagonist of his own destiny: the most surprising
In 2019, this dive into the intimacy of drivers and teams during an entire Formula 1 season fascinated all motorsports fans and even those who knew nothing about it. And because it works so well, six seasons have already been released online. Participation in the meetings of the drivers and team leaders has allowed many people to realize the economic and personal investment to be at the highest levels. While all this has remained rather secret until today.
However, F1 purists have been very critical of the series, pointing the finger at scenario sometimes too much which makes the documentary series sometimes stray too far from reality. The last season was rather repetitive, but so was the F1 season with the dominance of Max Verstappen. Despite a decline in hours watched, Netflix renewed the series for a seventh season.
This documentary series consists of ten episodes for each season.
Tour de France, in the heart of the groupseason 2: the most captivating
Returning for season 2, Tour de France, in the heart of the group It is produced by the team of Formula 1: Pilot of your own destiny. Each season, the series looks back at an edition of the Tour de France, at the heart of the teams and closest to the cyclists, and this year it’s the 2023 edition that’s being scrutinised from the inside. Captivating.
Just like Formula 1: Driver of Their Destiny, season 1 was criticized for its lack of sports. So, for season 2, the producers have slightly revised their narrative. The total immersion of the series allows cycling fans to learn more about the unsaid things about the 2023 edition, such as Jonas Vingegaard’s possible doping during the Combloux time trial, but also for the more curious to discover a whole new world.
So, if you like learning new things in a fun way, but always with maximum suspense, you will love this series. In addition, according to several sources, Netflix cameras were seen in recent days on the stages of the 111th edition of the Grande Boucle. Broadcast scheduled for next year…
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