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Inside Netflix’s SEC series 'Any Given Saturday' offers an in-depth, candid look at college football, featuring behind-the-scenes access and honest interviews with coaches and players, providing both hardcore fans and new viewers a compelling glimpse into the sport's high-pressure environment.
FX has renewed 'Welcome to Wrexham' for a fifth season, following the success of the football club's journey into the EFL Championship, and announced a new spinoff series 'Necaxa' in partnership with Disney+ Latin America, which will document the struggles and hopes of the Mexican football club Club Necaxa, featuring Eva Longoria as a partner.
Netflix has reportedly won a bidding war against ESPN, Amazon, and others for the rights to produce a docuseries about Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys, with the deal estimated to be worth nearly $50 million. The 10-episode series will feature never-seen footage and interviews with Cowboys stars from the team's heyday in the early '90s. This move highlights the growing market for premium sports documentaries and marks another sports-adjacent content addition for Netflix, which has been expanding its offerings in this genre. ESPN, despite being an NFL partner, lost out to Netflix, which was seen as the more appealing global platform.
The Detroit Lions production team, One Pride Productions, won five Michigan Emmys over the weekend, including Best Sports Story, Best Sports Program, Best Sports Documentary, Entertainment, and Best Writer for Short Form Content. The Lions were nominated 18 times in various categories. Congratulations to the team behind the Lions' "One Pride Productions" department.