Netflix ‘cancels ‘Break Point’ after tennis series fails to match success of ‘Drive To Survive’ – Report


while Driving to survive It has had six successful seasons on Netflix and has been credited with increasing interest in auto racing, especially in the U.S. The same production team has stumbled with the world of tennis, and now Times of London Reports of that documentary series Break point It was canceled after just two seasons, due to poor ratings and a lack of access to the sport’s leading figures.

Everything seemed hopeful when Netflix first announced the series in January 2022, on the heels of the blockbuster film Driving to survive. Nick Kyrgios and Coco Gauff were two of the stars who appeared in the first season of the series Break point, and tennis governing bodies have united to help bring the sport to the screen. In March 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which was released in January 2024.

but, times Reports indicate that the producers, who enjoyed intimate access to the characters on and off the track Driving to surviveThey became frustrated with the hoops they had to jump through to land tennis’ biggest stars. The series failed to highlight what is undoubtedly the biggest story in the world of tennis in the past two years, the controversy sparked by Novak Djokovic’s failed attempt to enter the Australian Open, after he refused to get the Covid vaccine. As a result, the newspaper notes that the series is unlikely to return unless viewing numbers improve significantly for a second season.

In even better news for Netflix, as well as the continued success of Driving to surviveGolf also saw a swing upwards as cameras In full swing Coverage of the biggest disaster in the sport, the ongoing rivalry between the PGA Tour and the LIV Circuit.

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