Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
2024 · Miniseries · TV-14 · ★ 7.4
This docuseries traces a superstar’s long road through five World Cups, building to the 2022 tournament. Along the way, it blends match footage with personal reflections and interviews to explore the pressure, setbacks, and determination behind a national-team career and a lifelong dream.
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Streaming on Apple TV+.
3 hours to watch · 4 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-02-20
- Network
- Apple TV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (76 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, behind-the-scenes sports journey with personal reflections and big-match tension, similar to Senna; Not for you if you dislike hero-focused stories or want a more skeptical, balanced take.
Pros: emotional and inspiring; engaging interviews; strong pacing | Cons: starts a bit slow; feels one-sided; missing other viewpoints
Themes
- world cup
- biography
- sports
- miniseries
- football (soccer)
- sports documentary
Cast & crew
Lionel Messi
as Self
Mariana van Zeller
as Self - Interviewer
Lionel Scaloni
as Self
Gary Lineker
as Self
Roger Bennett
as Self
- GE
Gastón Edul
as Self
Enzo Fernández
as Self
Rodrigo De Paul
as Self
Ángel Di María
as Self
Emiliano Martínez
as Self
Episodes1 season · 4 episodes
Season 14 episodes
- S1E1The Last Cup45mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E2We Can Dream Again45mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E3The Weight of a Nation49mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+
- S1E4Redemption44mAmazon Prime VideoApple TV+