Disney+ Unveils New Slate of U.K. Unscripted Originals

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The Walt Disney Company EMEA has revealed details on a number of new U.K. unscripted originals for Disney+, among them World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (w.t.) from David Beckham’s Studio 99.

World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma is a three-part documentary series from Matador Content (Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, BS High), a Boat Rocker company, and Studio 99 (Fever Pitch, Save Our Squad) that explores the inner workings of two of the biggest sporting brands in the world. It will feature contributions from some of the biggest sports stars in the world, including Usain Bolt, Neymar and Zinedine Zidane, as well as those in fashion, including June Ambrose and KidSuper.

Disney+ has lined up some of the world’s biggest music acts featured to appear in the upcoming documentary series Camden, produced by Lightbox in association with Day One Pictures and Dua Lipa’s production company Radical22. The series director is Academy-Award winner Asif Kapadia. Among those confirmed to feature in the series are Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Pete Doherty, Mark Ronson, Questlove, Little Simz, Nile Rodgers, Boy George, Yungblud, Black Eyed Peas, Jazzie B, Bob Vylan, Chuck D and Sister Bliss.

Also, the first round of contributors for the landmark fashion series In Vogue are in place. The series offers access to the insights of Vogue’s top editors, including Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, Tonne Goodman, and Grace Coddington, with insight from some of the most influential names across fashion, film and politics, including Victoria Beckham, Tom Ford, Kim Kardashian, Marc Jacobs, Baz Luhrmann, Amber Valetta, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hillary Clinton, Stella McCartney, Clare Danes, Elizabeth Hurley and Tyson Beckford. The series is co-produced by Raw and Vogue Studios/Condé Nast Entertainment.

Sean Doyle, director of unscripted for Disney+ EMEA, said: “We’ve spent the past year making ambitious documentaries with exclusive access to A-list names with the best creative talent in the business. It’s been great to see the reactions to Finding Michael and Save Our Squad with David Beckham and I can’t wait for audiences to see what else we’ve been up to and discover stories they may not expect to see on Disney+.”