RAFA, an upcoming Netflix documentary series about tennis great Rafael Nadal, will compete for Primetime Emmys rather than Sports Emmys, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Directed by Oscar nominee Zachary Heinzerling (Cutie and the Boxer), the four-part series, which will drop on May 29, chronicles the final year of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s career, back in 2024, as he grappled with injuries, became a father and decided to retire. It features never-before-seen archival footage and new interviews with Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe, among others.
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Netflix intends to push the project not only for best documentary series — in which three sports-related projects have won in the last six years, 2020’s The Last Dance, 2024’s Beckham and 2025’s 100 Foot Wave — but also for its directing, editing, cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing and score.
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