It’s been ten years since the release of the documentary “Senna” in 2011, and motorsport has been graced by cinema and the small screen. Confirmation of this revival on December 27 “Lucky! », an eight-episode one-hour documentary series about the life of Bernie Ecclestone.

Good luck! – Formula 1: How It Happened, as told by motor racing’s Wizard of Oz, Bernie Ecclestone. The 8-part series comes to Warner Bros. Discovery on December 27, 2022 pic.twitter.com/UBoBylRhIm

— Manish Pandey (@ManishPics) November 23, 2022

Several companies have bought the rights to the series: DAZN in Japan, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and ESPN LatAm in Latin America. France doesn’t yet have an official broadcaster, but that won’t be for long.

“Good luck! Produced and Directed by Manish Pandey who heads the script…” Senna “. The soundtrack is composed by Antonio Pinto, who helmed the music of “Senna”. Manish Pandey shot nearly 100 hours of rushes over eight weeks with “Mr. E” in 2020 at his homes in Gstaad (Switzerland) and Ibiza (Spain).

“Good luck! It’s a series I’ve been writing and researching all my life. Manish Pandey told the exclusive site Deadline. “This is a unique opportunity to work with Bernie and tell the story of a genius showman and unparalleled businessman who single-handedly created a sports franchise. F1, which will probably never be done again. »

The series follows Bernie Ecclestone’s personal journey from amateur driver to F1 honcho, through his career as manager, team boss with Brabham and friend of legendary drivers such as Jochen Rind or Niki Lauda.

The first disasters of 1958… pic.twitter.com/5eR1rRSwzO

— Manish Pandey (@ManishPics) November 25, 2022

Along with the Deadline site, Bernie Ecclestone used this biographical series to criticize the success of another series on Netflix, “Drive to Survive.” “It’s just an American vision (in F1). In most cases, the public prefers reality.”, according to him “Good luck! “. We only ask to see.

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