Sports Documentaries Coming to Netflix in 2024 and Beyond

Netflix has become the home of incredible sports documentaries. 2023 has already been an incredible year for new documentaries, and 2024 is also shaping up to be another strong year for sports documentaries on Netflix.

The standard of documentaries released over the past several years has proven that it’s never been a better time to be a fan of sports documentaries. Between Netflix with Drive to Survive, HBO Max with The Last Dance, and Amazon with All or Nothing there’s no shortage of great titles.

Here are all of the sports documentaries coming to Netflix in 2024 and beyond.

Sports documentaries Coming to Netflix in 2024

Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Season 6) N

Episodes: 60 | Seasons: 6
Sport: Racing | Runtime: 51 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: 2024

The fifth season saw an extremely dominant performance from world champion Max Verstappen. Given the start of the 2023 F1 season, we may be in store for another season dominated by the Red Bull team.

Break Point (Season 2) N

New Episodes: 6
Sport: Tennis | Runtime: TBA
Release Date: January 10th, 2024

Break Point season 1 was split into two halves. There’s no word on whether the second season will be divided into two parts. However, we can confirm it arrived with six new episodes.

From the team behind F1: Drive to Survive, BREAK POINT follows a select group of top tennis players on and off the court as they compete in grueling Grand Slams and tournaments all over the world. Their dream: lifting a trophy and becoming number one. As some of tennis’ legends reach the twilight of their careers, this is the chance for a new generation to claim the spotlight. Break Point gets up close and personal with these players over a year competing across the globe in the ATP and WTA tours. From career-threatening injuries and emotional heartbreak, to triumphant victories and personal moments off the court, viewers will get a behind the scenes look at the pressure-tested lives of some of the best tennis players in the world.

Untitled Nascar Docuseries (Season 1) N

New Episodes: 5
Sports: Nascar | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: Early 2024

Picture: NASCAR

Stepping into another motorsport, Netflix, with stock car legend Dale Earnhardt Jr as the executive producer, will be working on a five-part docuseries about NASCAR. Filming for the series began in September 2023 at the Darlington Raceway and is due to be released sometime in early 2024.

Full Swing (Season 2) N

Episodes: 8 | Seasons: 2
Sport: Golf | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: TBA 2024

Golf is a sport beloved by millions of fans worldwide, but there are millions of Netflix subscribers who have never once watched any footage from a PGA Tour. While on the surface, golf may not be one of the most exhilarating sports in the world, if there’s ever a crew that could add a layer of entertainment and excitement to the sport, it’s the producers at Box to Box Films.

Created by Box to Box, the same minds behind Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Full Swing is a documentary series that follows a group of pro golfers across a grueling season of competition, including the PGA tour and (for the first time ever) all four of golf’s major championships: the Masters/Augusta National, PGA Championship, US Open and Open Championship. In addition to documenting their failures and wins on the course, the series digs deeper into the personal lives of some of the most talented golfers in the game — their families, rivalries and an impressive amount of drama.

Tour de France: Unchained (Season 2)

Episodes: 8*
Sport: Cycling | Runtime: 45 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: 2024

The following season of Tour de France: Unchained will cover the events of 2023’s Tour de France race between July 1st, 2023, and July 23rd, 2023.

Quarterback (Season 2) N

Episodes: TBA
Sport: American Football | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: 2024

Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins, and Marcus Mariota were the focus of Quarterback’s first season, culminating with Mahomes’s incredible second Superbowl win with the Kansas City Chiefs. At the time of writing, the new NFL season has yet to start, and we can’t wait to see what drama unfolds throughout the regular season and play-offs.

Sunderland ‘Til I Die (Season 3) N

Episodes: 2
Sport: Football | Runtime: 63 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: 2024

Picture: Sunderland ‘Til I Die – Fulwell 73

Sunderland ‘Til I Die is the documentary that helped inspire Rob Mcelhenney to invest in Welsh football club Wrexham, which later spawned a docuseries of its own, Welcome to Wrexham, bringing global recognition to the sports team. The upcoming third season will be the series’ last, consisting of two episodes as it chronicles the North Eastern club clawing their way out of the third tier of English football, League One.

Six Nations: Full Contact

Episodes: TBA
Sport: Rugby | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: 2024

The Six Nations is an annual competition that Rugby fans worldwide look forward to watching as Europe’s six most elite teams go head to head. We’re yet to learn if the docuseries will be focusing on a particular nation or if it will be produced in a similar fashion to that of Drive to Survive, Break Point, and Full Swing.

Untitled La Liga Docuseries (Season 1) N

Episodes: TBA
Sport: Football| Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: Late 2024

The first season of the upcoming La Liga documentary has begun filming, thanks to the start of the 2023/2024 season. As with every football league, the drama doesn’t end until the final whistle blows, which won’t be until May 2024. This means fans looking forward to the upcoming documentary will wait until late 2024.

Untitled Sprinting Docuseries (Season 1) N

Episodes: TBA
Sport: Athletics / Track and Field| Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: 2024

Box to Box Films has already extensively covered Formula One, Tennis, Golf, and Cycling. Moving into the world of track and field, Box to Box will take a deep dive into the world of competitive sprinting, which has always been one of the most anticipated events of every major tournament and the Olympics.

“Following athletes from all over the world, this series delves deep into the psyches of those elite competitors who train to be the fastest person on the planet. We take an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the high stakes, and mental toughness of the sprinters who devote their entire lives to crossing the finish line in record time, where their professional futures are decided in just fractions of a second.”

Untitled NBA Docuseries

New Episodes: TBA
Sport: Basketball | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: TBA

Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, one of the studios that worked on the first season of Quarterback, is teaming up with LeBron James SpringHill Company, the Obamas’ Higher Ground Production, and the NBA to produce an exhilarating new docuseries centered on the dramatic events of an NBA regular season and the playoffs.

What sports documentaries are you excited to watch on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!