
Apple TV+ Launches MLS Docuseries
Published on January 11, 2024 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK - Today Apple TV+ and Major League Soccer (MLS) announced a first-of-its-kind, all-access docuseries exploring the spectacular and unpredictable world of soccer in North America, produced in partnership with acclaimed, award-winning filmmakers Box to Box Films (Apple's "Make or Break," "Formula 1: Drive to Survive").
The new eight-part, panoramic documentary event, currently in production, offers both dedicated fans and new audiences a definitive, never-before-seen insider's view into the league, while spotlighting all of the biggest moments of the 2024 season. With unprecedented access to players, coaches and teams, the series takes fans through the most compelling storylines, adrenaline-pumping moments and captivating personalities of the 2024 MLS season, from preseason all the way to the 2024 MLS Cup final.
The series is produced for Apple by Box to Box Films in partnership with Major League Soccer. Executive producers are Academy Award and BAFTA Award winner James Gay-Rees ("Senna," "Formula 1: Drive to Survive," "Amy"), Emmy Award winner Paul Martin ("Make or Break," "Formula 1: Drive to Survive") and Warren Smith ("Make or Break," "Full Swing").
In 2023, Apple and MLS began a landmark 10-year partnership and launched MLS Season Pass, the game-changing subscription service available on the Apple TV app that allows fans in more than 100 countries and regions to watch every MLS match in one convenient place with no blackouts, exclusive content and deeper coverage than ever before. This new Apple TV+ docuseries, produced with the dynamic sports storytellers Box to Box Films, will deliver an in-depth look at MLS to viewers around the world and celebrate the unrivaled energy of the league.
The currently untitled Major League Soccer docuseries joins Apple's "Messi Meets America," a six-part documentary event also produced in association with Major League Soccer, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Lionel Messi as he made his highly anticipated debut in Leagues Cup and Major League Soccer in 2023; and, the upcoming "Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend," the first official and definitive account of Messi's sensational career with the Argentina national team and his five FIFA World Cup appearances.
Apple's expanding offering of non-fiction programming featuring the biggest stories in sports also includes "Make or Break," the high stakes documentary from Box To Box Films following the world's best surfers; "The Dynasty: New England Patriots," the upcoming documentary event series about the New England Patriots, from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Documentaries; the currently untitled film on the groundbreaking life and career of seven-time Formula One world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton; "Underrated," featuring NBA legend Stephen Curry; and, the acclaimed Emmy Award nominated four-part documentary event series "They Call Me Magic," chronicling the life and career of two-time NBA Hall of Famer and cultural icon Earvin "Magic" Johnson, among others.
Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have earned 638 wins and 1,836 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy "Ted Lasso" and historic Oscar Best Picture winner "CODA."
Major League Soccer Stories from January 11, 2024
- LA Galaxy Announce Kickoff Time for April 13 Away Match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC - LA Galaxy
- Timbers Collaborate with African Road to Build Soccer Field in Rwanda - Portland Timbers
- Sounders FC Signs Defender Nathan - Seattle Sounders FC
- Corey Baird Brings Versatility, Effort, Experience and Energy to the FC Cincinnati Attacking Corps as Roster Reinforcements Continue - FC Cincinnati
- Eight Academy Players Invited to CF Montréal's First Team Training Camp in Tucson - Club de Foot Montreal
- Sporting KC Announces Technical Staff Update - Sporting Kansas City
- Philadelphia Union Loan Forward Nelson Pierre to Skövde AIK - Philadelphia Union
- Sounders FC Signs Midfielder Josh Atencio to New Contract - Seattle Sounders FC
- FC Cincinnati Sign Forward Corey Baird - FC Cincinnati
- Charlotte FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC to Kick off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern - Charlotte FC
- Whitecaps FC Announce 2024 MLS Regular Season Home Kickoff Times - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Toronto FC Announce Kickoff Time for Vancouver Match - Toronto FC
- LA Galaxy Part Ways with Technical Director Jovan Kirovski - LA Galaxy
- Minnesota United Announces Time for Game against Vancouver Whitecaps - Minnesota United FC
- Real Salt Lake Completes Transfer for Dual-National U-17 Talent Fidel Barajas - Real Salt Lake
- Atlanta United Signs Norwegian International Stian Gregersen - Atlanta United FC
- Toronto FC Acquire $50,000 in 2024 GAM from Real Salt Lake - Toronto FC
- Major League Soccer Launches Pioneering MLS Innovation Lab - MLS
- Atlanta United Loans Franco Ibarra to Club Atlético Rosario Central - Atlanta United FC
- Houston Dynamo FC to Open Preseason on January 16 at Houston Sports Park - Houston Dynamo FC
- Marca MP to Perform Halftime Show for Match against LAFC at Levi's Stadium on May 4 - San Jose Earthquakes
- Apple TV+ Launches MLS Docuseries - MLS
- Whitecaps FC Add New Dimension to Forward Group, Sign Fafà Picault - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Philadelphia Union Sign Defender Kai Wagner to New Contract - Philadelphia Union
- MLSE Names Keith Pelley as Fifth President & CEO in Company's History - Toronto FC
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