Reese Witherspoon is producing Netflix series about all-female F1 Academy… after Kendall Jenner showed her support for the circuit at Miami Grand Prix
Formula 1’s all-female feeder series, F1 Academy, is getting the Drive to Survive treatment.
Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine has begun filming a currently untitled multi-part docuseries, which promises to give fans a look behind the helmets of up-and-coming drivers in the sport.
“What we know is that if we put women at the center, people will come and watch,” Witherspoon said last week.
“We started Hello Sunshine to change the narrative for women, and Susie Wolff and the F1 Academy are doing just that by creating new opportunities in the exciting world of motorsport,” she continued, referring to the series director and the wife of Mercedes. team boss Toto Wolff.
The drivers from F1’s all-female feeder series, F1 Academy, will feature in a new Netflix docuseries
Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine has started filming the project
F1 Academy, which aims to promote women in motorsport, is now in its second season
“As these dynamic and fearless drivers break barriers behind the wheel, we’re excited to partner with Netflix to tell the stories of these powerful leaders,” the Legally Blonde actress added.
Some of Witherspoon’s previous productions include Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, Hulu’s Daisy Jones and the Six and HBO’s Big Little Lies.
The upcoming show, which will highlight “the drama of the races, as well as the personal stories and high stakes for the drivers,” will debut on the streamer in 2025.
The news follows Kendall Jenner’s appearance in the F1 Academy paddock last Friday and Saturday during the Miami Grand Prix.
The supermodel and reality star, who is an ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger, was joined by the designer as she spent time chatting with Susie and some of the young female drivers.
Kendall Jenner joined Susie Wolff and Tommy Hilfiger, whose brand is sponsoring the series
British make-up mogul Charlotte Tilbury also sponsors an F1 Academy team
Jenner also visited the Mercedes garage, where she was taken for a hot lap around the track by boyfriend Lewis Hamilton.
“I literally hate you,” she jokingly told the seven-time world champion as he sped through the Miami International Autodrome.
Several other high-profile sponsors are attached to the feeder series, which is now in its second season, including makeup mogul Charlotte Tilbury.