Senna (miniseries)

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Senna
Genre Drama
Written by
  • Thais Falcão
Directed by
  • Vicente Amorim
  • Júlia Rezende
Starring
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
Production
Executive producers
  • Vicente Amorim
  • Caíque Martins Ferreira
  • Gabriel Lacerda
  • Manish Pandey
  • Ana Saito
  • Pablo Torrecillas
Producers
  • Caio Gullane
  • Fabiano Gullane
Cinematography
  • Azul Serra
  • Kaur Zilli
Production companyGullane
Original release
Network Netflix

Senna is an upcoming Brazilian biographical drama television miniseries based on the life of Ayrton Senna. It will be released on Netflix in 2024. [1]

Contents

Premise

The series follows the life of Ayrton Senna from the beginning of his racing career in Formula Ford to the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Cast

Production

Netflix announced the series in September 2020. [2] The series was produced with the help of Ayrton Senna's family, with Viviane Senna stating, "It is very special to be able to announce that we will tell the story that only a few people know about him. The Senna family is committed in making this project something totally unique and unprecedented. And no one better than Netflix, that has a global reach, to be our partner." [3]

Vicente Amorim was announced as the series' director in August 2022. [4] Gabriel Leone was cast as Senna in March 2023. [5] Kaya Scodelario joined the cast in July 2023. [6] [7]

The series was shot in São Paulo and Angra dos Reis, with additional filming taking place in Argentina, Uruguay, and the United Kingdom. [8] Filming began in late 2023. [9] [10]

Release

On 1 February 2024, Netflix debuted a clip from the series as part of their 2024 Series and Film Preview. [11] The first teaser trailer was released on 30 April 2024. [12] [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ Boldrin, Valerie (7 September 2020). "Netflix announces first fictional drama about Ayrton Senna". About Netflix. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (3 September 2020). "Netflix Drives Drama Miniseries About Racing Champion Ayrton Senna". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Hopewell, John (1 August 2022). "Netflix Brazil Banner Series 'Senna' Sets Vicente Amorim as Director". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Vlahos, Dimitrius (21 March 2023). "Gabriel Leone será Ayrton Senna em série da Netflix". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Yossman, K. J. (6 July 2023). "Kaya Scodelario Joins Netflix Limited Series 'Senna' About Formula One Champion". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ↑ White, Peter (6 July 2023). "Kaya Scodelario Boards Netflix's Ayrton Senna Series". Deadline. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Goldbart, Max; Whittock, Jesse (20 October 2023). "Netflix's 'Senna' TV Series Rounds Out Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ↑ @netflix (20 October 2023). "It's time to meet the cast of Senna! 🏁 🏎️ In addition to Gabriel Leone and Kaya Scodelario -- Christian Malheiros, Alice Wegmann, Gabriel Louchard, Hugo Bonemer, Pâmela Tomé, and more join the crew. Production in Brazil has begun!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Ramey, Jay (23 October 2023). "Here's The Cast Of The Upcoming 'Senna' Miniseries". Autoweek. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Sáenz, Lissete Lanuza (1 February 2024). "WATCH: Netflix Debuts First Footage of 'Senna,' a Mini-Series About Brazilian F1 Champion Ayrton Senna". Remezcla. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Goldbart, Max (30 April 2024). "'Senna': Netflix's F1 Biopic Moves Up A Gear With First Teaser". Deadline. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. ↑ Ramey, Jay (1 May 2024). "Watch The First Trailer For The "Senna" Series". Autoweek. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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