Three months after its debut, Netflix’s popular track and field series SPRINT is set to return with a highly anticipated second season. Premiering on Nov. 13, the new season will give fans an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the 2024 Paris Olympics, focusing on the four Olympic champions in the 100m and 200m: Noah Lyles, Julien Alfred, Letsile Tebogo and Gabby Thomas.
The first season of SPRINT, which premiered on Netflix in July, took viewers through the build-up to the Paris Olympics and explored the lives of several elite sprinters during the 2023 World Championships. With the Olympic torch now on its way to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games, the second season shifts focus to the dramatic races in Paris, bringing new faces and stories to the forefront.
Fans can look forward to reliving historic moments, such as Tebogo’s gold in the 200m, where he clocked an impressive 19.46 seconds—placing him fifth on the all-time list and earning Botswana its first-ever Olympic gold. The series will also highlight Alfred’s win in the 100m, marking St. Lucia’s first Olympic gold, along with Thomas’s triumph in the women’s 200m. Meanwhile, Lyles’s standout persona, both on and off the track, promises to deliver never-before-seen Olympic moments to the Netflix screen.
After watching the trailer, it appears there is no coverage of the men’s or women’s relay races from the 2024 Olympic Games, meaning no Canadian men’s 4x100m relay triumph featured in the second season of the series.
Noah Lyles
Noah Lyles takes gold in the men’s 100m at Paris 2024. Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn
The documentary series is produced by Paul Martin at Box to Box Films, the same production company behind other Netflix successes such as Full Swing and Formula 1: Drive to Survive. SPRINT aims to bring track and field closer to fans, offering exclusive access to the sport’s biggest names and their path to superstardom. As viewers get a front-row seat to the athletes’ triumphs and struggles, SPRINT Season 2 will reveal the resilience required to become an Olympic champion.
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