Quad and Box To Box Films joint venture will produce

Tour de France cycling

Netflix, in partnership with France Télévisions, has confirmed it is creating a documentary series following the 2022 Tour de France. 

Eight 45 minute episodes will be created from the competition, with production beginning in March ahead of the Tour de France running from 1 July to 24 July this summer. The series will then be released in the first half of 2023 on Netflix and a standalone 52 minute documentary will air on France Télévisions ahead of the 2023 Tour de France.

Eight of the 22 teams involved in the 2022 Tour de France will be taking part in the documentary series, revealing their inner workings from preparation to the finish line: AG2R Citroën Team, Alpecin-Fenix, BORA-hansgrohe, EF Education-EasyPost, Groupama-FDJ cycling Team, Ineos Grenadiers, Team Jumbo-Visma and Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.

Quadbox, a joint venture between Quad and F1: Drive To Survive producer Box To Box Films will handle production. This comes shortly after the release of Back On Track, a similar behind-the-scenes documentary series following the UCI Track Champions League made in partnership with Discovery Sports Events. 

Dolores Emile, manager of EMEA unscripted & doc series (France) at Netflix, said: “We are very proud to unveil new aspects of the emblematic Tour de France. This is a unique opportunity to dive into the stories of its inspiring characters.”

Yann Le Moënner, directeur général d’A.S.O., added: “We are proud of this partnership with Netflix, France Télévisions and the Tour de France teams, which will offer fans a unique immersion behind the scenes.

“Through a narrative approach, which is additive to the competition itself, the public will be able to discover how the Tour de France represents the ultimate challenge for the competitors; in particular in terms of suffering, pushing their limits and team spirit. This project is part of our overall ambition to make our sport more accessible and meet an even wider audience.”

Laurent-Eric Le Lay, sports director at France Télévisions, commented: “As the historic partner and broadcaster of the Tour de France, we are delighted to participate in this project which will allow everyone to experience part of the daily life of champions and teams. It is additive to what we do every year during the race and we believe that it will attract an even larger audience to this beautiful event.”