Tour de France: Unchained, the Netflix documentary sequence following biking’s greatest race, has been renewed for a 3rd season.
The announcement was made by Netflix’s official French social media accounts on Wednesday morning, with the tagline “We’re off on one other Tour!”.
Created as a three way partnership between manufacturing firms Quadbox and Field to Field Movies, the sequence sees digital camera crews embed inside groups on the Tour de France, providing behind-the-scenes footage.
Within the first season, which was launched in June 2023 and adopted the 2022 version of the race, the groups included: Jumbo-Visma, Ineos Grenadiers, Fast-Step Alpha Vinyl, AG2R Citroën, Groupama-FDJ, Alpecin-Deceuninck and EF Schooling-EasyPost.
The second season went stay on the streaming platform final month, and included two key additions, counting unique interviews with two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) and all-time stage win report holder Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan).
After watching all eight episodes of the most recent season, Biking Weekly information editor Adam Becket concluded it’s a “should watch” and supplies “nice perception into the most important bike race of all of them”.
The sequence has, nonetheless, come underneath criticism for its spotlighting of crashes, significantly in its trailers, the most recent of which included a snippet of Jayco AlUla rider Lucas Hamilton somersaulting over a street barrier on the 2022 Itzulia Basque Nation.
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On the time of the discharge of the primary season, Yann le Moënner, CEO of ASO, the organiser of the Tour de France, mentioned: “We’re pleased with this partnership with Netflix, France Télévisions and the Tour de France groups, which can supply followers a singular immersion behind the scenes.
“By means of a story strategy, which is additive to the competitors itself, the general public will have the ability to uncover how the Tour de France represents the last word problem for the opponents; specifically by way of struggling, pushing their limits and staff spirit.
“This challenge is a part of our total ambition to make our sport extra accessible and meet a good wider viewers.”
The second season of Unchained appeared to disclose tensions over management inside Ineos Grenadiers on the 2023 Tour de France. “I used to be portrayed because the unhealthy man,” mentioned Tom Pidcock after its launch. “It simply makes a drama, you already know, and it is not even in chronological order.”
Though the taking part groups are but to be confirmed for the upcoming third season, Biking Weekly has seen digital camera crews following Ineos Grenadiers and Astana-Qazaqstan, amongst others, at this yr’s race.
Already, there have been some historic narratives at this yr’s Tour de France, with Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) changing into the primary black African to win a stage, and Cavendish breaking the stage win report.
It’s unknown when the upcoming season of Unchained can be launched, though it’s anticipated in June 2024.
Biking Weekly additionally understands that discussions are occurring over a possible sequence following the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
