Formula 1 came to Netflix in the form of a docuseries in 2019. And, since then, we have seen a notable increase in the content that the platform has focused on motorsport. Now, a new option is coming with which to continue seducing lovers of maximum speed.
Netflix would be cooking another new series that would have Formula 1 as the main protagonist, after the success achieved by Formula 1: Drive to survive. It would be about F1 Academy, the female category of Formula 1 drivers. As published by Broadcastnow, the F1 Academy would have partnered with the production company Hello Sunshine to begin develop series production whose premiere would take place sometime in 2025, although there are still many details to be confirmed.
The goal of the production is not only to recreate the competitiveness that is provided on the slopes, but also to offer a “exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the all-female driving category, highlighting the drama of racing as well as the personal stories and what’s at stake for the drivers, their teams, sponsors and families involved”.
A global launch
Currently, the present F1 Academy season is transmitted to more than 160 territories. On the YouTube channel and on X, former Twitter, of the F1 Academy it is possible to access at 7 races that are played by season, as well as on DAZN, a platform to which you can subscribe by following this link. Now, through the production that is being carried out and will be published on Netflix, the objective is to make a global launch that will promote and give more visibility to the project in question.
In fact, as has been stated by the production company that is carrying out the recording of the series, one of the objectives is to place “to the women at the center of every story you create, celebrate and discover”. For its part, Susie Wolff, The general director of F1 Academy hopes that with this launch the necessary ingredients will be gathered to “inspire and empower the next generation of young women”.
Replicating the success of Formula 1
Despite the short distance that F1 Academy currently has, the docuseries that will be released through Netflix hopes to replicate a movement very similar to the one it already achieved with Drive to Survive, whose first seasons were a success for the streaming platform, consolidating its popularity worldwide.
While it is true that the premiere of the sixth season seems to have lost some strength compared to the previous season, seeing a drop of up to 30% in viewers during the first weekend, it still has millions of followers throughout. from all over the world who eagerly await the premiere of each new season.
Until we can know what public acceptance of F1 Academy on Netflix, We will only have to pay attention to the confirmation of the official date as production progresses and we learn more details about it.
