Netflix’s critically acclaimed Untold series is coming to the UK for the first time, pulling back the curtain on epic events and personalities in the world of football.
In three standalone episodes, the docuseries will feature Jamie Vardy, Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League winning team, and Vinnie Jones, as the series goes beyond the headlines and upends what fans thought they knew.
Beginning on Tuesday 12 May, the episodes will premiere weekly, promised to be “packed with grit, resilience, heartbreak, dressing room banter and the wild truth behind the scenes”.
Jamie Vardy will be the focus of the first episode, featuring unseen archive, raw dressing room tales and interviews with Vardy, his wife Rebekah, teammates, managers and his oldest friends.
The synopsis reads: “Untold UK: Jamie Vardy shows how a lad from Sheffield smashed records, tore up the rulebook and made a mockery of what’s supposed to be possible in the modern game. This is football’s ultimate underdog story – told exactly as Vardy lived it.”
Premiering on Tuesday 19 May is Liverpool’s Miracle of Istanbul which “relives every heart-stopping moment on that unforgettable night whilst chronicling the team’s volatile journey to the final”.
The synopsis continues: “Under the new, unconventional management of Rafa Benítez, their top striker, Michael Owen, departing for Madrid, and rival teams circling their captain, Steven Gerrard, Liverpool were experiencing a demoralising season and needed a miracle.
“Fuelled by sheer grit and determination, this team of underdogs managed to achieve the unthinkable.”
Finally, on Tuesday 26 May, the documentary will feature Vinnie Jones and plans to deliver “the raw, unfiltered story behind the headlines and dives two footed into the ‘Crazy Gang’ legacy and the fallout from a controversy that nearly banished Vinnie from the game for good”.
Told through his own words, Jones will chart his journey from the building sites of Wealdstone to FA Cup glory at Wembley and the hills of West Hollywood, revealing the true story of his rise, fall and remarkable comeback against the odds.
Untold UK begins on Tuesday 12 May on Netflix. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media.
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