DISNEY+ ANNOUNCE NEW UK UNSCRIPTED SLATE

The Walt Disney Company EMEA revealed a raft of exclusive announcements including first looks, celebrity contributor reveals and a brand-new documentary as part of their upcoming slate of UK Original titles for Disney+.

Sean Doyle, Director, Unscripted, 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+.”

CAMDEN

Disney+ confirmed 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, whose lives were changed forever by this tiny part of London. The series director is Academy-Award-winner Asif Kapadia. 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.

IN VOGUE

Disney+ revealed the first round of contributors to feature in landmark fashion series “In Vogue”. The series offers unparalleled access to the insights of Vogue’s top editors, including Anna Wintour, Chief Content Officer, Condé Nast, and Global Editorial Director, Vogue; Edward Enninful, Editor in Chief, British Vogue and European Editorial Director, Vogue; Tonne Goodman, Sustainability Editor, Vogue and Grace Coddington, Contributing Editor.

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 with more prominent figures still to be announced. The series is co-produced by Raw and Vogue Studios/Condé Nast Entertainment.

WORLD WAR SHOE: ADIDAS VS. PUMA (w/t)

Disney+ revealed at the Edinburgh TV Festival the greenlight of “World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (w/t)”, a thrilling three-part documentary series from Emmy-nominated Matador Content (“Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields”, “BS High”), a Boat Rocker company, and David Beckham’s Studio 99 (“Fever Pitch”, “Save Our Squad”). It explores the inner workings of two of the biggest sporting brands in the world, with a unique shared history and rivalry.

Through unprecedented access to both companies, the series will uncover the unlikely and surprising tale of two feuding brothers – Adi and Rudi Dassler – whose multi-decade rivalry and competition helped shape the modern sportswear industry.

BRAWN: THE IMPOSSIBLE FORMULA 1 STORY

Disney+ has released a selection of first-look images from highly anticipated documentary “Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story”.  The four-part series fronted by Hollywood star Keanu Reeves tells the remarkable story of how, in 2009, competing in the most expensive and technologically advanced racing series on Earth, the impossible happened. An understaffed, underfinanced and independent team won the World Championship – with a team that cost just £1. The series will premiere on Disney+ later this year. 

COLEEN ROONEY: THE REAL WAGATHA STORY

Earlier this week, Disney+ released three first-look images from the long awaited documentary “Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story”.  The three-part Disney+ documentary looks at the jaw-dropping libel case that gripped the nation in 2022.  The series will be told through exclusive access to the woman at the heart of it all, Coleen Rooney, alongside interviews with family, friends and key players involved in the resulting trial.