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IndyCar in talks over behind-the-scenes TV series or one-off

IndyCar in talks over behind-the-scenes TV series or one-off

The Netflix-broadcast Drive to Survive documentary series has been credited with raising the profile of F1, particularly in the U.S., while yesterday MotoGP confirmed the series premiere of MotoGP Unlimited on Amazon  .

IndyCar drivers and senior team officials have commented both on and off the record that they’ve enjoyed Drive to Survive and would welcome something similar in IndyCar.

Now Mark Miles, Penske Entertainment Corp.’s president and CEO has told Motorsport.com that such a project based around IndyCar is being discussed with broadcast companies, although its exact nature has yet to be verified.

“When you say documentary, it’s historical, retrospective, and a genre that we’ve had conversations about,” he said. “There are unscripted series, such as Drive to Survive, where each episode comprises footage that they’ve shot and they pull it together and decide how they want to present it as a story. Then there are scripted series where there are actors and…

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