The Walt Disney Company EMEA recently unveiled a slate of UK unscripted original titles for Disney+. The launch was confirmed at the Edinburgh TV Festival which runs until 25 August. “We’ve spent the past year making ambitious documentaries with exclusive access to A-list names with the best creative talent in the business," Sean Doyle, director, unscripted, Disney+, EMEA, said. "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+.”
The titles included in the catalog are "World War Show: Adidas vs. Puma," "Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story," starring Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves, the three-parter "Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story," music doc-film Camden and the fashion documentary "In Vogue." The titles include shows from Raw, Lightbox, North One, Dorothy Street and a series directed by Asif Kapadia. Disney+ ad-supported tier is also expected to launch in the UK by November, with its new Standard with Ads package. The platform's AVOD will also roll out to France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
"Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story" is made by Dorothy Street Pictures and Lorton Entertainment. The Executive Producers on the project are Julia Nottingham, Emma Tutty, Sam Starbuck, Julian Bird, Ed Barratt and Paul Stretford. The series is directed and produced by Lucy Bowden. “World War Show: Adidas vs. Puma” is produced by Matador Content, a Boat Rocker company, and Studio 99, with David Beckham as Executive Producer. It is directed by Oliver Clark & Blair Macdonald, produced by Josef Kaplicky and James Davidson, and Executive Produced by Jack Turner, Nicola Howson, Morgan Fallon, Jay Peterson and Todd Lu. "Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story" is a North One production developed and produced by showrunner Simon Hammerson and directed by 2022 Broadcast best sports documentary winner Daryl Goodrich. Executive Producers are Keanu Reeves, Sean Doyle and Neil Duncanson.
“In Vogue” is executive produced for Raw by Liesel Evans and Jessica Orr and executive produced for Vogue Studios/Condé Nast Entertainment by Sarah Amos, Mark Guiducci, Helen Estabrook and Agnes Chu. Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful, Hamish Bowles and Tonne Goodman also serve as executive producers. "Camden" is The Original series is produced by Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy-Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn in association with Day One Pictures, the production company co-founded by Amy Winehouse’s original manager Nick Shymansky and Radical22. Asif Kapadia is Series Director. Episode directors are Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and co-director Sarah Lambert. Series Producer is Gaby Aung. Executive Producers are Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn and Suzanne Lavery for Lightbox, Nick Shymansky, Jasper Waller-Bridge and Ben Friedman for Day One Pictures and Dua Lipa and Dukagjin Lipa for Radical22.
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+.” Sean Doyle Director, Unscripted, Disney+, EMEA, The Walt Disney Company,
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