Lionel Messi Docuseries Gets Premiere Date At Apple TV+ & Teaser Trailer

Denise Petski
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We’re getting the first look at Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend, Apple TV+’s four-part docuseries that follows football great Lionel Messi’s sensational career. The streamer released the teaser trailer today for the series from Smuggler Entertainment. It premieres globally February 21.

Messi’s World Cup follows the career of the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner through five FIFA World Cup appearances and his FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 win, in one of the most exciting finals in history. In his own words, Messi tells the definitive story of his incredible career with the Argentina national football team, providing an intimate and unprecedented look at his quest for a legacy-defining World Cup victory.

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The series also features personal interviews with Messi, alongside conversations with teammates, coaches, competitors, fans and commentators. The docuseries charts his path from his first match with the Argentina national football team through several elusive World Cup wins, leading to his early retirement in 2016 and, ultimately, the comeback to become a FIFA World Cup champion and be crowned the 2022 tournament’s best player.

Messi’s World Cup: The Rise of a Legend is executive produced by Emmy winner Tim Pastore (Free Solo), Emmy and Tony Award winners Patrick Milling Smith and Brian Carmody, and Emmy winner Matt Renner (Free Solo) of Smuggler Entertainment, alongside Jenna Millman (The Dropout) and Juan Camilo Cruz (City of Ghosts). The series is produced for Apple by Smuggler Entertainment in association with Pegsa.

Watch the trailer above.

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