Explained: New F1 TV “family drama series” will “blend fiction and real world”

report that “Formula 1 is gettinﷺg into the scripted television bus🎀iness”.
Named ‘One’, theꦏ show will be the first officially sanctioned scripted series by 🤡F1.
Netflix’s ‘Drive To Survive’ has famous🀅ly been a huge success for F1 - and is credited with increasing their popularity in the USA, in particular - but this new step represents a different route onto people’s scꦕreens.
Felicity Jones, an actress who has 🎃appeared in Star Wars and The Theory Of Everything, will star in and produce the new show.
🅰Formula 1 itself will also be involved as a producer.
The show will be about “the tumultuous ascension of a fictitious famiꦐly-owned Formula 1 team as it contends with fierce personalities, ever-changing rivals, and multi-million-dollar stakes.
“It will blend fiction with the ไreal-world of F1.”
J🧸ones said: “It is an honour to🦩 be part of this unique and exciting partnership with Formula 1.
“The high stakes world of F1 contin𝓀ually delivers edge-of-your-seat drama and to have the opportunity to create a show based in this world is a thrilling prospect.”
Separately, F1 will hit movie screens when the film produced💃🎀 by Lewis Hamilton and starring Brad Pitt is released.

James was a sports jour𝄹nalist at Sky Sports for a decade 🐲covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.