Netflix & Propagate Exploring “Market-By-Market” Versions Of Sports Doc Series ‘Untold’

Ben Silverman has revealed that Netflix is exploring how the pair’s doc series Untold could be turned into an international franchise for the streamer.

The Propagate chief told an audience at Content London that discussions were taking place about making episodes of the anthology sports doc series under the Untold banner.

“That is something we’re exploring with Netflix,” he said. “The franchise helps with discovery and finding the content. It is a consistently super-high level of content around stories that people are leaning into, so there is an opportunity to bring that brand global in the Netflix ecosystem and have it play market-by-market with its own local focus.”

Propagate has overseen production on four seasons of Untold, with docs focusing on story subjects such as Caitlyn Jenner’s life and Olympic career and Hope Solo’s relationship with the U.S. soccer team. The most recent tranche, titled ‘Volume

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