The Netflix Cup also functions as a crossover for the stars of the Netflix documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Full Swing.
Netflix is touting its new series The Netflix Cup as its “first-ever live sports event,” which sounds at first like a retreat of sorts from the streamer’s assurance in late 2022 that it wouldn’t be adding sports packages to its offerings. But if you look a little closer, this is more of a celebrity golf tournament—featuring teams drawn from Netflix’s own sports documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Full Swing.
Here’s a teaser for the streaming event:
The tourney takes place November 14 at the Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip; it’s a tie-in with the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which kicks off November 16. The teams, which feature athletes from Formula 1: Drive to Survive (currently filming its sixth season) and Full Swing (filming its second), include: Formula 1 drivers Alex Albon (Williams Racing), Pierre Gasly (BWT Alpine F1 Team), Lando Norris (McLaren Racing), and Carlos Sainz (Scuderia Ferrari); and PGA Tour golfers Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, and Justin Thomas.
