Netflix Unscripted Boss Reveals David Beckham Didn’t Watch His Documentary Until It Premiered
deadline.comDavid Beckham did not watch his Netflix documentary until it premiered, the streamer’s head of unscripted has revealed. Brandon Riegg used the revelation to talk up how Netflix retained editorial control on the series, speaking to a debate in the docs world that has caught fire since last year’s Harry and Meghan documentary.
The former football star is an EP on the doc and his Studio 99 outfit produced the hit series but Riegg said “we did not give away full editorial control and retained the final cut.” “We talk to all partners and want them to feel invested but also understand that our job is to tell the best version of that story,” said Riegg at Content London. “It’s no different to any relationship, you build up trust over time.
David was aware what [director] Fisher Stevens was thinking but he didn’t actually watch the series until after it had premiered on Netflix.
So he and Victoria came in as fans and they were pleased with how it turned out.” Netflix has come in for some criticism for editorial control on docs such as Beckham and Harry & Meghan.
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