Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)

Formula 1: Drive to Survive poster
Genre
documentary television program
Country
United Kingdom
Length
8 seasons, 78 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 638 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series goes behind the scenes of Formula One racing. It shows the drivers, teams, and rivalries during the championship season.

fast-pacedintensedramaticinside-accesscompetitivehigh-stakesenergeticrevealing

What happens

Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a British television documentary series produced by Netflix in collaboration with Formula One. The series provided a behind-the-scenes look at the drivers, teams, and races along with the intense rivalries that drive the Formula One Championship. Since premiering in 2019, the show has released a total of eight seasons with the latest season being aired on 27 February 2026. This worldwide series is often credited for attracting a large number of new fans and making the sport more popular, especially in the United States. All this popularity led to crossover events such as The Netflix Cup with Full Swing which was broadcast on Netflix in November 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?