Get ready for Senna, a limited series coming soon about the greatest Brazilian Formula 1 driver of all time: Ayrton Senna, who died in a racing accident 30 years ago.
The six-episode drama premiered on November 29 on Netflix. Gabriel Leone plays the Brazilian driver who captured the attention of the best and brightest in F1 — and later, the whole world.
Ayrton Senna was born to race. He ultimately won three world championships in this ultra-dangerous sport. The series tells the story of Senna’s racing career, as well as his life and relationships.
What is Senna?
The six-episode series will showcase Senna’s journey filled with triumphs, disappointments, joys, and sorrows, revealing his personality and personal relationships. It begins with the start of the three-time Formula 1 champion’s motorsport career when he moves to England to compete in Formula Ford, and continues until his fatal accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix.
Who stars in Senna?
The first-look photos and teaser feature Leone as Senna; Pâmela Tomé as his girlfriend, TV star Xuxa; Matt Mella as rival Alain Prost; Patrick Kennedy as McLaren team principal Ron Dennis; and Gabriel Louchard as Brazilian sports commentator Galvão Bueno.
Other cast members portraying real figures in the series include Alice Wegmann (Lilian de Vasconcelos, Senna’s first wife), Camila Márdila (Viviane Senna, his sister), Christian Malheiros (Maurinho, his friend), Hugo Bonemer (Nelson Piquet), Julia Foti (Adriane Galisteu), Marco Ricca (“Miltão” Senna, his father), and Susana Ribeiro (Neide “Zaza” Senna, his mother), along with an international cast including Kaya Scodelario (a fictional journalist, Laura), Arnaud Viard (Jean-Marie Balestre), Joe Hurst (Keith Sutton), Johannes Heinrichs (Niki Lauda), Keisuke Hoashi (Osamu Goto), Leon Ockenden (James Hunt), Richard Clothier (Peter Warr), Steven Mackintosh (Frank Williams), and Tom Mannion (Sid Watkins), among others.
The showrunner Vicente Amorim is also co-directing with Júlia Rezende, while Gustavo Bragança is the head writer and Fabiano Gullane and Caio Gullane are producers. The series was created in partnership with the driver’s family.
Is Senna based on a true story?
Yes, Senna is based on the life of the famous F1 driver Ayrton Senna, widely regarded as the fastest driver of all time. The Brazilian driver won three F1 world titles, 41 victories, 65 poles, and 80 podiums between 1984 and 1994.
Source: Netflix