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[08/23/23 - 08:22 AM]
Disney+ Reveals Raft of Unscripted UK Original Announcements
"Camden," "In Vogue" and "World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma" are among the featured projects.







WORLD WAR SHOE: ADIDAS VS. PUMA (DISNEY PLUS)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
8/23/23
STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Disney+'s press release, August 2023) "World War Show: Adidas vs. Puma (w/t)" is a thrilling three-part documentary series from Emmy-winning showrunner Morgan Fallon ("Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown", "United States of Shade"), directors Oliver Clark & Blair Macdonald ("Team Khan") and David Beckham's Studio 99. It explores the inner workings of two of the biggest sporting brands in the world, with a unique shared history and rivalry. Through unprecedented access to both companies, the series will uncover the unlikely and surprising tale of two feuding brothers - Adi and Rudi Dassler - whose multi-decade rivalry and competition helped shape the modern sportswear industry. From starting in the quaint German village of Herzogenaurach, to becoming global super brands through partnerships with the biggest names in sport, music, fashion, "World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (w/t)" will explore how these juggernaut sportswear companies changed an industry and influenced sports and popular culture. The series will reveal the often surprising extent of the competition between these two companies over time, and how that rivalry drove innovation and global expansion, and ultimately allowed room for the emergence of Nike. "World War Show: Adidas vs. Puma (w/t)" sees contributions from some of the biggest sports stars in the world including Usain Bolt, Neymar and Zinedine Zidane, to some of the biggest names in fashion including June Ambrose and KidSuper.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Blair Macdonald as DIR
· David Beckham as EP
· Jack Turner as EP
· James Davidson as PROD
· Jay Peterson as EP
· Josef Kaplicky as PROD
· Morgan Fallon as EP
· Nicola Howson as EP
· Oliver Clark as DIR
· Todd Lu as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Matador Content
· Studio 99