Manchester United's Old Trafford could be the setting for a major TV series chronicling the club's history Copa/Getty Images Manchester United have agreed a deal with North American production company Lionsgate to create a dramatised retelling of the club’s history. The production remains in a developmental phase and has not yet been written or sold to a broadcaster or streaming platform but the concept is similar in style to The Crown, a six-season historical drama series on Netflix which chronicled the life of the British monarch Queen Elizabeth II. Lionsgate, a major studio which produces and distributes movies and TV shows, is the home of major franchises including The Hunger Games, John Wick and Twilight, and has a track record of sports-themed productions, including movies such as Warrior (2011) and Draft Day (2014). Lionsgate is also working on a project about the baseball gambling scandal surrounding Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
Published: January 21, 2026 2:18 pm
Source: The New York Times — Read original