Netflix unveils 'Schumacher ’94' trailer, documentary premieres Oct. 2

Netflix has released the first trailer for 'Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend,' a documentary focused entirely on Michael Schumacher's breakthrough 1994 season with Benetton. It premieres Oct. 2, after the trailer was first shown at Monza.

Why it matters:

The film revisits the season that turned Schumacher into a national phenomenon and set him on a path to seven world titles. It also returns to one of F1's most turbulent years, balancing his first championship with the Imola tragedies and Benetton's controversies.

The Details:

• Schumacher opened 1994 with victory in Brazil and won eight races, beating Williams' Damon Hill by a single point after a season-ending collision in Adelaide.
• The film covers the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at Imola, plus the sporting and technical disputes involving Benetton.
• Corinna Schumacher features prominently: “Not many people know Michael the way I know him.”
• Interviews include Flavio Briatore, Bernie Ecclestone, David Coulthard, and Willi Weber.
• Directed by Christin Freitag and produced by LEONINE Documentaries, it is Netflix's second Schumacher film after 2021's 'Schumacher.'

What's next:

Sabine Kehm said revisiting the season stirred emotions, but the joy outweighed the pain. “Because it was the season in which he drove his way into the living rooms and hearts of the world.” The documentary arrives Oct. 2, while an unrelated drama film, 'The Kaiser,' is also in production.