Paramount+ has greenlit new comedy series, Day1s, set in the world of Premier League football from Matthew Vaughan and Cristiano Ronaldo’s production venture, UR-MARV Studios.
The project stars Damian Lewis with football legend Thierry Henry also on board as an executive producer.
The pilot episode has been directed by Vaughan (Kingsman) and Dan Mazer (Borat, Ali G Indahouse) is the showrunner and exec producer.
The show centres on a young upcoming footballer who fulfils his dream of playing in the Premier League when he signs to Brentford. The ‘Day 1s’ are his childhood friends who accompany him on the journey and have been with him before fame and success beckoned. Damian Lewis plays a football agent.
DoubleD Sports, led by Darren Dein, also produces in association with Archery Pictures. Further Eps are Doug Ellin and Kris Thykier.
“We couldn’t be more pleased to be working with Casey [Bloys], Sarah [Aubrey], Amy [Gravitt] and the team at Paramount+ on a show that Darren conceived and pitched to me,” said Vaughn. “It’s the perfect project for Cristiano and I to start our company with — and to say he is a friend and a partner is a true honour. I’m sure the man who has broken every record in football will soon be doing the same in film and TV.”
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