Rafaan upcoming Netflix docuseries about tennis legend Rafael Nadal, will compete for the Primetime Emmys instead of the Sports Emmys. Hollywood Reporter I’ve learned.
Directed by Academy Award nominee Zachary Heinzerling (Cutie and boxer), the four-part series, which will be released on May 29, chronicles the final year of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s career, in 2024, as he struggled with injuries, became a father and decided to retire. It features never-before-seen archival footage and new interviews with Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe, among others.
Netflix intends to push the project not only for Best Documentary Series, as three sports-related projects have won in the past six years, 2020 The last dance2024 Beckham And 2025 100 foot wave – but also for directing, editing, cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing and score.
More than half Rafa in Spanish, making it the first primarily non-English-speaking project to receive an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Documentary Series.
The series is produced by Skydance Sports, which has previously backed feature projects such as the Golden Globe-nominated Amazon project air And reality projects like HBO Hard Hits: Offseason with New York Giants. Her upcoming projects include an Apple TV+ doc about the UConn women’s basketball team, and a Dan Fogelman drama Hulu series. the earth And the Paramount film about the New York Giants in the 1980s.
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