David Beckham, one of the greatest footballers in history known for his unwavering dedication to England, led his team to victory on multiple occasions. Taking the country to the 2002 World Cup Final with his signature free kick over Greece was one of his most memorable moments. With his new Disney+ docuseries Save our squadhe returns to help the young athletes struggling to make it in competitions in his home country.
While David Beckham is an exceptional footballer, he is also known for his looks and fashion sense and has previous experience with TV shows and movies. The documentary series is produced by the collaboration of Studio 99 and Twenty Twenty Production (winner of BAFTA and RTS awards). Disney+ has released a full trailer for the upcoming four-part docuseries featuring Beckham as a mentor and a few young players doing their best in the competition.
Here’s everything we know about the inspiring miniseries Save our squad.
Save our squad: the conspiracy
David Beckham may seem to be living a lavish life on social media, but his heart always stays with football. In the upcoming documentary series, he returns to the fields of East London, where he started playing as a child. As we know, many young players struggle to maintain their position in the team, and that is the least of their worries. Football leagues in England are highly competitive, and dealing with the practice and stress while loving it with enthusiasm is not something everyone can handle.
Due to these circumstances, several teams remain at the bottom of the league and regularly suffer relegation. David Beckham will coach Westward Boys, a football team on the brink of relegation, and this isn’t just any football club. Westward Boys is his first football club and it gave him a head start in his career. Beckham, along with other head coaches, is raising young footballers to become professional players in an effort to bring the club back to its former glory.
This uplifting and heartwarming documentary shows the pain and dedication of coaches and players, as well as the criticism they face when they don’t live up to expectations. On the bright side we see one of our favorite footballers/people, David Beckham, interacting with the club members and players during practice sessions and describing the difficulties he had during his career.
Save our crew: the cast and crew
While David Beckham is the only star in the documentary, the other actors/players are real footballers and coaches. David Beckham’s production company, Studio 99, is co-producing the docuseries with Twenty Twenty. Sea Doyle, the executive producer and director of the miniseries, shared his thoughts on Save our squad:
“This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the importance and impact of grassroots football in communities across the UK. The series will be exciting, dramatic, uplifting and full of heart and courage – everything David had in his own playing time!”
Diego Rodriguez, who has previously worked on several football-related documentaries, is in charge of the cinematography, so we can assume that the project is in safe hands. The sound department is headed by Blake Guy (intersection) and Alex Peterson (the peripherals), and based on their previous work, we can expect a moving music composition.
Publication date
With a trailer, Disney has officially confirmed the release date for Save our squad, which airs on Disney+ on November 9, 2022. Meanwhile, you can watch the trailer and embrace the nostalgia by remembering how much fun you had playing soccer as a kid.
Everything else we know
David Beckham is closely associated with Save our squad since Westward FC is where he grew up and discovered opportunities to live his dream life. Even after playing 11 seasons for Manchester United and captaining his country from 2000 to 2006, his affection for his first club never wavered. David Beckham spoke his heartfelt words during an interview with Variety:
“It’s fantastic to make Save Our Squad with Twenty Twenty and to shed light on the kind of grassroots football I experienced during my childhood that gave me so much at the beginning of my life in the game. I had the happiness of having a long and successful playing career and now having the opportunity to give back to these communities as a mentor is unbelievable developing and nurturing young talent is so important in the game, and it’s great to be part of Disney+ to work on this project.”
While Save our squad Emphasizing his passion for the first club and his homeland, Beckham’s next Netflix documentary series, directed by Oscar winners Fisher Stevens and John Battsek, will delve deeper into the athlete’s life. With all the buzz among the football communities and the production quality, Save our squad has the potential to become one of the best sports documentaries, but time will tell.