Netflix Sets Sprinting Docuseries

Netflix has ordered a new sports docuseries that tracks top sprinters from around the world from Box to Box Films (Full Swing, Drive to Survive).

The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at the mental toughness of athletes who devote their lives to being the fastest person in the world. It tracks the World Championship training of those from the U.S., Jamaica, the U.K., the Ivory Coast, Kenya and Italy and is set to debut next summer.

Executive producers are Paul Martin, James Gay-Rees and Warren Smith of Box to Box Films.

“We’re delighted that Netflix has chosen to turn a spotlight onto the lives of the fastest people on Earth,” said Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics. “It takes a special talent, both physically and mentally, to succeed in a world where your fate is decided in just ten seconds. As Muhammad Ali said: ‘The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.’ The same applies to our athletes, and we can think of no better partner than Netflix to give our fans new insight into the fascinating high-intensity world of sprinters as they prepare to take their shot at glory at the World Championships.”