The screenwriter Steven Knight continues to grow its portfolio of new series. After the end of ‘Peaky Blinders‘ and on the eve of us seeing the final season of ‘see‘, the British is already working on ‘ferrari‘, an ambitious biopic for AppleTV+.
And be careful because it is not the only interesting name on board this fiction, which is in the pre-production phase: Stefano Sollima (‘Sicario: the day of the soldier‘) will be in charge of directing it. Paolo Sorrentino, Lorenzo Mieli and Nicola Giuliano They will work on the series as producers.
the king of ferrari
Based on Ferrari Rex by Luca Dal Montethe series will follow the life of racing driver, visionary and businessman Enzo Ferrari, focusing on the five-year period between 1956 and 1961 when, after the tragic death of his first-born son and the “betrayal” of Fangio, he decides to rebuild his racing team. racing from scratch
In Knight’s words:
“I am delighted to tell such an evocative story about this legendary man and his iconic brand. Enzo Ferrari’s absolutely extraordinary life was marked by his dramatic personal and professional journey, and ‘Ferrari’ is a celebration of a complex and fascinating human being”
At the moment there are no more details of ‘Ferrari’. Not even the number of episodes it will have. Of course, it is not the only project that we will see from Steven Knight since this same year the new adaptation of ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens or the historical drama ‘SAS: Rogue Heroes’ will arrive.
Official synopsis of ‘Ferrari’
Five years. Five drivers. Five deaths. A judgment. In the name of passion, in search of pure speed. At the center of all this, a complex and multifaceted titanic man who dedicated his genius to the mission of building the fastest racing car in history. Enzo Ferrari: His name became aspiration, ostentation, and ultimately legend. But there were tragedies along the way. Between 1956 and 1961, devastated by the tragic death of his eldest son Dino and by what he considered a betrayal by his star driver, Juan Manuel Fangio, Enzo Ferrari rebuilt his racing team from scratch, selecting five promising motorsports to fight for the victory.
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The creator of ‘Peaky Blinders’ already has a new series: an ambitious biopic about Enzo Ferrari with the director of ‘Sicario: the day of the soldier’