Between ambassador duties for the 2022 Qatar World Cup and a Netflix documentary series about his “life and career,” David Beckham has certainly been keeping himself busy. And yet somewhere in this juggling act, the retired football great and style icon has found time for yet another docuseries (this one for Disney+) which has been crafted in a similar spirit to Netflix’s Last Chance U and, to an extent, the Disney-owned Welcome To Wrexham. This is Save Our Squad.
Produced by Twenty Twenty in collaboration with Beckham’s own company, Studio 99, the man himself has returned to East London where he played as a child, serving as a mentor and coach to Westward Boys – a young grassroots side that’s struggling to survive in the league.
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As per the official description:
Westward have not won a game all season, and the threat of being relegated looms large. David is going to have to draw on all of his years of experience in the game if he’s going to stand a chance of saving them from relegation.
From heroics to heartbreak, failure to redemption, the experiences that Westward Boys, their coaches, and their families will go through over the course of the season, are ones they’ll never forget.
“It is fantastic to be making Save Our Squad with Twenty Twenty and to shine a light on the kind of grassroots football that I experienced growing up and which gave me so much at the start of my life in the game,” said David Beckham.
“I was so fortunate to have a long and successful playing career and now to have the opportunity to give back to these communities as a mentor is incredible. Developing and nurturing young talent is so important in the game and it is great to be working with Disney+ on this project.”
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“This is a fantastic opportunity to show the importance and impact of grassroots football in communities in the UK,” added Sean Doyle, Disney+ Director of Unscripted Content.
“The series will be exciting, dramatic, uplifting and full of heart and courage… everything David had in his own playing days.”
Save Our Squad represents one of 60 international originals Disney+ has slated for the next two years, including a show about the Wagatha Christie case and another on the Brawn F1 team narrated by Keanu Reeves (read more in the related link above).
As for a release date, you can expect Save Our Squad to premiere on Disney+ from November 9th – check out the trailer now.
