Netflix developing untitled documentary on Dana White
Netflix has begun producing an untitled documentary about Dana White, the UFC president, and is set to release it early next year. The project grew out of Netflix's interest in acquiring UFC broadcast rights, which were instead sold to Paramount for more than $1 billion a year. Gotham Chopra will direct the film, having previously worked on a separate project about Las Vegas. Netflix executive Gabe Spitzer has said the streamer commissioned too many league-follow docuseries in the style of Drive To Survive.
Key facts
- Netflix began production on the White project last year, according to Page Six.
- Spitzer said the docuseries were modelled on the style of Drive To Survive.
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