Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and USWNT Women’s World Cup squad to star in Netflix show

Soccer fans will be given an inside look at the United Sates Women’s National Team’s quest for a World Cup three-peat, Netflix has announced. 

The streaming giant announced Monday that it will be releasing a multi-episode docuseries following the USA’s World Cup campaign in Australia and New Zealand. 

The series, which will premiere globally this fall, already has veteran champions like Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, who recently announced this will be her last World Cup, signed on. 

18-year-old rising star Alyssa Thompson and World Cup rookies Sofia Huerta, Lynn Williams and Kristie Mewis are also set to start in the series with more names expected to be announced. 

It will provide fans with a first-hand look into the ups and downs of the players and coaches of the most decorated team in soccer history as they look to win their third straight World Cup. 

Netflix has announced a new docuseries following the USWNT’s World Cup journey 

Veteran Alex Morgan (L) and 18-year-old Alyssa Thompson (R) are already signed on 

Megan Rapinoe, who recently announced she will retire after the tournament, will also star 

The docuseries aims to bring light to issues surrounding the women’s game, including racial diversity, LGBTQ+ rights, equal pay, family, and motherhood.

The USWNT is heading to the tournament Down Under off the back of their the Arthur Ashe Courage Award win at the ESPYs last week for their strength and determination, fighting for pay parity in soccer.

The series will directed by two-time Emmy award winner and TIME Studios Executive Producer Rebecca Gitlitz, who has previously worked on ESPN’s 30 for 30 Shorts and the 2012 Summer Olympics. 

Meanwhile, Emmy award winner Connor Schell, who has produced Netflix’s documentary series on Michael Jordan, The Last Dance, will executive produce the new series along with Mike Beck, Alexa Conway, Libby Geist, Rebecca Gitlitz, Ian Orefice, Jamie Patricof and Jessica Sherif.

The series will be the latest in a string of successful sports documentaries from the subscription titan. 

Netflix released golf’s Full Swing and tennis’s Break Point earlier this year off the back of its huge success with Drive to Survive, which follows the drama on and off the track in Drive to Survive. 

Last week, it continued its sports-series legacy with instant hit, Quarterback, following the NFL’s Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota.