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Apple TV+ is emerging as the platform behind the acclaimed Boris Becker series from doc giants Alex Gibney and John Bacek.
The untitled series, which Gibney and Baczek have been working on for the past three years, aims to detail the definitive story of the man who burst onto the tennis scene as a 17-year-old Wimbledon champion, but whose extraordinary personal life led to his bankruptcy and deprivation from freedom.
Oscar-winners Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) and Baczek (Looking for Sugar Man) were given special access to Becker, with the two-part docu-series exploring every aspect of his life. It will feature a series of personal interviews with the icon – including an exclusive chat the week of his sentencing for hiding assets and borrowing to avoid paying debts. Members of his immediate family and stars including John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Mats Wilander and Michael Stich are also interviewed.
The series is co-produced by Battsek’s London-based Ventureland and Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions. Lorton Entertainment (Diego Maradona, Rooney) financed the project.
It’s the latest premium sports doc to come out of Battsek following Netflix’s recent exposé of global football corruption FIFA Uncovered and the upcoming David Beckham biopic, which is reported to cost around £16m.
Apple TV+ is ramping up its sports documentaries and announced Super League: The War For Football today (December 14), along with the acquisition of a feature-length doc about Formula 1 star Sir Lewis Hamilton. In addition, there are premium series Underrated and They Call Me Magic, profiling basketball stars Steph Curry and Irvin “Magic” Johnson, respectively.
This article was originally published on our sister site, Broadcast.
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