Prime Video Canada has commissioned a docuseries from Box To Box Films and NHL Productions. The series aims to shine a spotlight on what life is like on-and-off the ice for the National Hockey League’s (NHL) top players.
Filming for the untitled series is underway across North America, with a premiere set for fall 2024 in more than 240 countries and territories, according to a news release.
The series is executive produced by James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin of U.K.-based Box To Box Films, Steve Mayer and Ross Bernard for NHL Productions, and Daniel Amigone.
The series features interviews with some of the league’s top players and their inner circle, including Canadian stars such as Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander and Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes, among others.
Crews will remain embedded with McDavid, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, and their teammates, families and friends during the Oilers’ and Panthers’ pursuit of glory in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.
“Working with Box To Box Films and NHL Productions we cannot wait to bring to the screen the passion, the intensity, and the sheer excitement of the road to the Stanley Cup final, revealing what fans have only speculated goes on behind the scenes of the world’s fastest team sport,” said Shaun Alperin, head of content, Prime Video, Canada, in a statement.
The untitled series marks the fourth original hockey project Amazon has produced with NHL Productions for Prime Video. In 2021, All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs multi-episode docuseries chronicled the team’s 2020-21 season. Original hockey documentaries Chosen One: Alexandre Daigle and Saving Sakic premiered this season on Prime Video.
The series follows a two-year deal between Amazon, Rogers Communications and the NHL under which Prime Video Canada became the exclusive home of Monday Night Hockey in Canada for the 2024-25 season.
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