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Prime Video has lined up a new docuseries that follows Birmingham City Football Club as it fights for promotion to the EFL Sky Bet Championship.
Camera crews follow the players, coaching staff and key ownership figures, including chairman Tom Wagner and minority owner Tom Brady, from preseason to promotion as they work to instill a winning culture and climb the English football pyramid. Beyond day-to-day football operations, the series explores the cultural heritage of Birmingham City and its fan base, which has remained loyal despite a long period without success.
The series is being executive produced by Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders and a lifelong fan. Matt Alvarez (Straight Outta Compton, Are We There Yet?, Straight Outta LA, the Friday franchise) of Knighthead and board member of the club will also serve as an executive producer.
The docuseries is being produced by Religion of Sports (Rodgers: Enigma, In the Arena: Serena Williams, Kobe Bryant’s Muse) and Whisper (Sven, Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes). The project was conceived by Tom Brady and Religion of Sports co-founder, Gotham Chopra, following Brady joining as minority owner of Birmingham City in 2023. It is being co-directed Chopra and Claudia Corbisiero (Sven).
The documentary is set to launch on Prime Video worldwide in summer 2025.
