It’s Official: The Netflix Documentary Series”Full swing”, which premiered last month with eight episodes telling the story of 2022 in professional golf, has been renewed for a second season. Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful Formula 1 show”Drive to survive‘, and produced by Vox Media Studios and Box to Box Films, ‘full swing” immediately rose to Netflix’s weekly global Top 10 English TV list, giving officials the confidence to proceed with Year 2.
If this news isn’t exactly surprising, it’s because cameras have already been spotted following PGA Tour players like Max Homa over the past month, leading many to believe a second season was inevitable. In the press release making the news official, Netflix announced that “Break Point,” the tennis show, has also been renewed for a second season.
“These shows quickly appealed to core fans of golf and tennis, as well as attracting brand new fans from all over the world,” said Brandon Riegg, VP of Unscripted and Documentary Series at Netflix. “Like so much of our growing sports slate, the compelling characters, competitive stakes and vibrant storytelling reveal sides of the game never seen before, and we’re excited to follow the unpredictable twists and turns of the coming year.”
Golf Digest covered “Full Swing” extensively, from a behind-the-scenes account of how it was made, to recaps of each episode (podcasts included), and an interview with Vox executive producer Chad Mumm. Our compilation of critical reviews from around the Internet revealed a “mixed response” in the truest sense of the word, with four positive reviews, four negative, and twelve that we identified as somewhere in between. However, it’s clear that the show appealed to a lot of viewers, to the point that long before this news became official, work had already begun on a second season.
“I can neither confirm nor deny that those cameras are our cameras following Max [Homa] and several other players this week at the WM Phoenix Open,” Mumm said with a wink in our February interview. “But we’re not saying anything publicly right now.”
As of Tuesday, the need for secrecy is over – “Full Swing” returns in 2024, and that’s good news for golf fans everywhere.