The World Cup docuseries will be made up of four episodes. The MLS docuseries will have six. Both projects are being produced by Smuggler Entertainment and will include exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Lionel Messi himself. The projects are currently untitled, and a release date has not been announced.
The original content will join a roster of unscripted sports series already streaming on Apple TV+, including They Call Me Magic, Super League, Real Madrid: Until the End, Make or Break and most recently the feature film documentary Stephen Curry: Underrated. Apple TV+ has production deals with Nike, Meadowlark and other brands to make sports-adjacent TV shows and movies.
Since Messi joined Inter Miami in July, MLS Season Pass has seen its subscriber count more than double, it was announced last week.
