Sports Documentaries Coming to Netflix in 2025

Here's your preview of sports documentaries still to come to Netflix in 2025.

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Netflix continues to raise the bar with its outstanding sports documentaries, and after a busy 2024, 2025 is already shaped to be another fantastic year for your sports doc content.

Throughout 2025, we’ll be updating the list below with all of the latest sports docs headed to Netflix. 

Netflix has added the following sports documentaries so far in 2025:

  • Six Nations: Full Contact (Season 2) – January 29th, 2025
  • The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan (Season 1) – February 7th, 2025
  • Court of Gold (Season 1) – February 18th, 2025
  • Full Swing (Season 3) – February 25th, 2025
  • Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Season 7) – March 7th, 2025
  • The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox (Season 1) – April 8th, 2025
  • Race for the Crown (Season 1) – April 22nd, 2025
  • Alcaraz (Season 1) – April 23rd, 2025
  • NASCAR: Full Speed (Season 2) – May 7th, 2025
  • Vini Jr. (2025) – May 15th, 2025
  • F1 Academy – May 28th, 2025
  • Power Moves with Shaquille O’Neal (2025) – June 4th, 2025
  • America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Season 2) – June 18th, 2025

Here are all of the sports documentaries coming to Netflix in 2025


Sports Documentaries Coming to Netflix in 2025

Quarterback (Season 1) N

Episodes: 8
Genre: American Football | Runtime: 50 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: July 2025

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Picture: Kirk Cousins of the Atlanta Falcons

Quarterback returns for a second season, with Kirk Cousins returning but this time as the QB of the Atlanta Falcons. Joining Cousins in the second season are Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals and Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions.


Tour De France: Unchained (Season 1) N

Episodes: 8
Sport: Cycling | Runtime: 45 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: July 2nd, 2025

The Tour De France doc will return to Netflix for a third time as the biggest event in the world of professional cycling sees the greatest cyclists compete for the coveted yellow jersey.


WWE: Unreal (Season 1) N

Episodes: TBA
Genre: Wrestling | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: July 29th, 2025

Take a peek behind the curtain as the WWE will take fans straight into the writing room, where the drama unfolds on the page before it happens inside of the squared circle.


America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Season 1) N

Episodes: 10
Sports: American Football | Runtime: 45 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: August 19th, 2025

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The documentary will focus on the history and early dominance of the Dallas Cowboys under franchise owner Jerry Jones.


Sports Documentaries Coming to Netflix in 2025 TBD

 

Matchroom: The Greatest Showman (Season 1) N

Episodes: TBA
Genre: Mixed | Runtime: 50 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: 2025

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Pictured: Barry Hearn (center) with some of the best snooker players of the 1980s signed to his promotion Matchroom Sports.

Box to Box Films will once again partner with Netflix for a new docuseries, this time focusing on the success of Britain’s most successful sporting promotion Matchroom Sports, founded by Barry Hearn, and currently led by his son Eddie.


Starting 5 (Season 2) N

Episodes: 10
Genre: Basketball | Runtime: 45 Minutes 
Netflix Release Date: Late 2025

Following the exploits of five of the NBA’s elite players, Starting Five gives subscribers inside access to the lives, training, and drama of the NBA season.


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Untitled SEC College Football Docuseries

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Picture: Gunner Stockton the QB of Georgia Bulldogs

Episodes: 8
Sport: American Football | Runtime: 45 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: Summer 2025

Box to Box Films is back with another exciting sports documentary focusing on the 2024 Southeastern Conference.


Untitled Rafael Nadal docuseries

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Picture: Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon

Episodes: TBA
Sport: Tennis | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: 2025

Netflix is partnering with Skydance Sports to produce a documentary focused on the final season of tennis legend Rafael Nadal. The 22-time grand slam winner is giving Netflix and Skydance Sports unprecedented access into his life, which promises never-before-seen footage of Nadal throughout his life and career.


Untitled United States men’s national basketball team docuseries (Season 1) N

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Picture: The US Mens 2024 Olympic Basketball Team

Episodes: 6
Sport: Basketball | Runtime: 45 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: Early 2025

The upcoming sports doc will be centered on the USA Men’s Basketball Team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.


 


Untitled Mike Tyson Documentary

Episodes: 3
Sport: Boxing | Runtime: 60 Minutes
Netflix Release Date: 2025 TBA

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The new Mike Tyson documentary will focus on the life and career of Mike Tyson, who will have the chance to tell his story his way. 


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Director: Ken Rodgers
Sport: American Football | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: 2025 TBA

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Skydance Sports and Netflix are teaming up again for a new documentary, this time on Denver Broncos legend, two-time SuperBowl winning quarterback John Elway.


Untitled 1970 FIFA World Cup Documentary

Director: TBA
Sport: Football | Runtime: TBA
Netflix Release Date: TBA

The plot details are limited, but it will follow the Men’s Brazil National Football Team to the 1970 Mexico FIFA World Cup, where the team would win a historic third World Cup title.

As a fictional miniseries, this suggests that scenes we will see off the pitch will likely be based on actual events, but heavily dramatized for dramatic purposes.


What sports documentaries are you excited to watch on Netflix in 2025? Let us know in the comments below!

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Jacob Robinson is a seasoned entertainment journalist who joined What’s on Netflix seven years ago in 2018. Jacob brings a diverse perspective to streaming coverage. He specializes in tracking Netflix's expanding library of anime and K-dramas in addition to other TV and movie coverage in addition providing in-depth analysis. Based in Norwich, UK.