RIO DE JANEIRO — Top Brazilian production company Gullane Entretenimento will make a feature-length doc and the third season of an animation series about Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, company directors Fabiano and Caio Gullane told Variety.
Produced by Gullane for Netflix, the highly anticipated “Senna,” a bio drama TV series helmed by Vicente Amorim and Julia Rezende, is due to open late this year. Designed for global audiences, “Senna” is the highest-budgeted Brazilian series ever.
Doc “Senna Kart – A Pura Competição” (“Senna Kart – Pure Competition”) depicts the beginnings of Senna’s career, when he competed in the South American and World Kart Championships. Gullane and Canal Azul will produce the doc which is helmed by Pedro Rodrigues and due to be lensed in the second half of this year. It will have a theatrical release.
Gullane and Gloob, a Globo pay-TV channel, are making “Senninha na pista maluca,” the third season of a kids’ animation TV series that airs on both Gloob and Netflix. The new season, which will have 13 episodes of 11 minutes each, is due to be released in the second half of 2025. In the plot, Senninha (young Senna) loves racing cars.
“Senna is considered one of the greatest racing drivers in the world. He became a national hero thanks to his passion and determination. Film and TV have the capacity of keeping his legacy alive,” Caio Gullane told Variety.
Gullane Preps Ayrton Senna-Related Doc, Animation, New Movies, Series
The post “Gullane Preps Ayrton Senna-Related Doc, Animation, New Movies, Series” by John Hopewell was published on 06/09/2024 by variety.com