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Netflix shares November release date of Senna mini-series

18/07/2024

Netflix has announced a November date for the release of its six-part mini-series on Ayrton Senna, as it reveals few more details.

Buckle your seatbelts for Senna, an upcoming limited series about the greatest Brazilian Formula 1 driver of all time: Ayrton Senna, who died in a racing accident 30 years ago.

The six-episode drama debuts Nov. 29, and now you can see star Gabriel Leone in character as Senna on the racetrack holding the driver’s trademark green and yellow helmet. This key art follows the release of a teaser for the scripted series, which tells the story of Senna’s racing career as well as his life and relationships. Senna’s first teaser re-creates the historical moment when the F1 driver won for the first time in his hometown — after being stuck in sixth gear for the entire race. It’s a must-watch for fans of the docuseries Formula 1: Drive to Survive.

What is Senna about?

The six-episode series will showcase Senna’s journey of triumphs, disappointments, joys, and sorrows, unveiling his personality and personal relationships. It begins with the start of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s motor racing career, when he moves to England to compete in Formula Ford, and continues to his fatal accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.

Who stars in Senna?

The first-look photos and teaser feature Leone as Senna; Pâmela Tomé as his TV star girlfriend, Xuxa; Matt Mella as rival driver Alain Prost; Patrick Kennedy as McLaren team principal Ron Dennis; and Gabriel Louchard as Brazilian sports announcer Galvão Bueno.

Other cast members starring as real-life figures in the series include Alice Wegmann (Lilian Vasconcelos, Senna’s first wife), Camila Márdila (Vivianne Senna, his sister), Christian Malheiros (Maurinho, his friend), Hugo Bonemer (Nelson Piquet), Julia Foti (Adriane Galisteu), Marco Ricca (“Maurão” Senna, his father), and Susana Ribeiro (Zaza Senna, his mother), plus an international cast including Kaya Scodelario (a fictional journalist, Laura), Arnaud Viard (Jean-Marie Balestre), Joe Hurst (Keith Sutton), Johannes Heinrichs (Niki Lauda), Keisuke Hoashi (Osamu Goto), Leon Ockenden (James Hunt), Richard Clothier (Peter Warr), Steven Mackintosh (Frank Williams), and Tom Mannion (Sid Watkins), among others.

Showrunner Vicente Amorim is also co-director with Júlia Rezende, while Gustavo Bragança is head writer and Fabiano Gullane and Caio Gullane are producers. The series was created in partnership with the driver’s family.

Is Senna based on a true story?

Yes, Senna is based on the life of famed F1 driver Ayrton Senna, widely considered to be the fastest driver of all time. The Brazilian driver won three F1 world titles, 41 victories, 65 pole positions, and 80 podiums between 1984 and 1994.