David Farnor | On 13, May 2017

Amazon’s Le Mans documentary races onto Amazon this summer.

From London-based production company New Black Films, the series explores what is known as “the Mount Everest of motorsports”, the gruelling, non-stop 24-hour car race that has taken place annually in the eponymous French city since 1923.

The show offers unprecedented access to the entire 24 hours of the race, while exploring the storied legacy of Le Mans and the generations of drivers who have braved the course. Le Mans: Racing is Everything embeds with teams Porsche, Audi, Nissan, Toyota, Aston Martin and Rebellion as they race to build their cars and compete in what is one of the highest attended single-day sporting events in the world. Featured drivers include Australian Formula 1 legend Mark Webber; German three-time Le Mans champion André Lotterer; Nico Prost, son of legendary Formula 1 driver Alain Prost; and English teenage gamer Jann Mardenborough, who at the age of 19 was given a slot on Team Nissan after winning an e-Sports racing competition.

Directed by Emmy Award-nominated James Erskine (American Masters) and produced by Victoria Gregory (Man on Wire, Senna), Le Mans: Racing is Everything premieres on Friday 9th June on Amazon Prime Video.

Here’s a trailer:

 

Racing Is Everything: Amazon greenlights Le Mans series

6th March 2017

Amazon has greenlit an original documentary series about the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race.

Le Mans: Racing is Everything will explore the Mount Everest of motorsports, the gruelling, non-stop 24-hour car race that has taken place annually in France since 1923. The limited series will offer “unprecedented access” to the entire 24 hours of the race, while exploring the legacy of Le Mans and the generations of drivers who have braved the course.

Embedding with teams Porsche, Audi, Nissan, Toyota, Aston Martin and Rebellion as they race to build their cars, featured drivers include Australian Formula 1 legend Mark Webber, German three-time Le Mans champion André Lotterer; Nico Prost, son of legendary Formula 1 driver Alain Prost, and English teenage gamer Jann Mardenborough, who, at the age of 19, was given a slot on Team Nissan after winning an e-Sports racing competition.

“Fans are consistently thrilled by the excitement and danger that is the annual Le Mans race. Le Mans: Racing is Everything will take that excitement to the next level, giving Prime members behind-the-scenes access to what it takes to win this singular event,” says Conrad Riggs, Head of Unscripted, Amazon Originals.

The series will be directed by Emmy Award-nominated James Erskine (American Masters) and produced by Victoria Gregory (Man on Wire, Senna) and London-based production company New Black Films.

“We’ll raise the veil on the pressure that racing cars to the limit puts on the teams and drivers, in a unique human-interest driven series that will take a 360 look at what it takes to participate, organize and ultimately try and win what is unquestionably the toughest race in motorsport,” adds James Erskine of New Black Films. “This is racing as you’ve never seen it before.”

“The Automobile Club de l’Ouest was very pleased to grant New Black Films unprecedented access to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and we are excited for Amazon Prime members to see the result,” comments Pierre Fillon, President of the ACO.

Le Mans: Racing Is Everything will be a global release, premiering exclusively on Amazon Prime Video later this year.

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