Watch exclusive trailer for Netflixs Senna F1 | College Basketball

Five years after launching its in style Formula One docuseries “Drive to Survive,” Netflix has dipped into the historical past of auto racing’s most prestigious championship for its first scripted project concerning the sport, based mostly on the life of one of its all-time greats: Ayrton Senna.

“Senna,” premiering on Nov. 29, follows the dashing Brazilian from his karting days in São Paulo to his tragic death, at 34, in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. As teased within the exclusive trailer under, the six-part miniseries, starring Gabriel Leone (“Ferrari”) as Senna, focuses a lot of its consideration on the unforgettable thrills of Senna’s 10 years in F1, together with his bitter rivalry with McLaren teammate Alain Prost, his legendary ability at racing within the rain and his three World Drivers’ Championships.

In addition to a serving to of wheel-to-wheel racing that can fulfill even critical gearheads, the sequence, from showrunner Vicente Amorim, additionally introduces us to Senna’s supportive dad and mom, Miltão (Marco Ricca) and Zaza (Susana Ribeiro); his glamorous pop star girlfriend, Xuxa (Pâmela Tomé); and Laura Harrison (Kaya Scodelario), a fictional reporter who turns into one of the driving force’s closest allies upon his transfer to Europe.

Although “Drive to Survive” and the latest institution of three Grand Prix races within the U.S. have helped broaden the game’s reputation with American audiences, it stays, like soccer, a lot more important overseas. As such, “Senna,” produced in Brazil and filmed largely in Portuguese with the assist of F1’s governing physique, appears prone to forge new ties between Netflix and diehard F1 followers who already know of Senna and his accomplishments.

The driver was beforehand the subject of Asif Kapadia’s 2011 documentary “Senna.”