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US Women’s National Soccer Team Announces Documentary With Netflix in the Works

The sports series, releasing in the fall, will feature legendary players including Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe.

Ananya Panchal

USWNT.

USWNT.

The World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand this Thursday, July 20, and everyone’s focusing on the U.S. women’s national team, who is looking to become the first team—men’s or women’s—to win three tournament titles in a row (after 2015 and 2019).

On Monday, July 17, Netflix announced a sports documentary of the team, starring team legends like San Diego Wave FC player Alex Morgan, recently-retired Megan Rapinoe, and a number of new faces, set to hit the streaming platform this fall. TIME studios and sports brand TOGETHXR are also involved in the process.

“The all-access sports series will allow audiences to intimately follow the US Women’s National Team’s players and coaches and reveal an inside look at the most decorated team in soccer history,” Netflix said in a statement. “Throughout their tournament run, audiences will learn how this team stands on the shoulders of those who played before them, and how they continue to break the glass ceiling for equality in sports for women of the future.”

The USWNT is perhaps best known for turning the needle on equal pay, when several team members filed a class action discrimination lawsuit, which was resolved in their favor last February.

The finalized agreement provided USWNT players a total of $24 million and promised equal pay as the men’s team going forward, but it also sparked an important discussion on how women’s athletics have been neglected and treated impartially forever.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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