FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 14th, 2023

PEACOCK ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY 15 PREMIERE FOR NEW SPORTS DOCUMENTARY SERIES DEADLINE DAY: FOOTBALL’S TRANSFER WINDOW

CAMERAS FOLLOW THE BIGGEST NAMES IN SOCCER AS THEY NEGOTIATE THE YEARS’ MOST ANTICIPATED TRANSFERS

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

    • Every summer, the soccer transfer window slams shut in 53 countries across the globe and as a result, the transfer deadline period is one of the busiest and most dramatic of the season. Agents, clubs and players jostle to get last-minute deals over the line as fans wait with bated breath to see which rumors are just speculation, and which promise to be the signing of the season.

 

NOTABLE TRANSFERS INCLUDE

    • Fabian Ruiz follows his hero Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain
    • Sasa Kalajdžić strikes a deal with the Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • Martin Dubravka musters up a move to Manchester United
    • Florian Grillitsch switches to Dutch giants Ajax
    • Erling Haaland is snapped up by Manchester City

 

ADDITIONAL APPEARANCES INCLUDE

    • Japhet Tanganga
    • Omar Berrada Steve Parish
    • Andrea Radrizzani
    • David Sullivan
    • Rodolfo Orife
    • Sascha Empacher

 

All four episodes of Deadline Day: Football’s Transfer Window premiere on Peacock on February 15. 

SERIES DESCRIPTION: 

Deadline Day is a ground-breaking insight into the most talked about but least understood aspect of modern soccer: the transfer market. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to world class players and Europe’s premier agents, the series unmasks the men whose job it is to make soccer players’ dreams a reality and, for the first time, reveals how headline-grabbing multimillion dollar deals get done.

Shot across summer 2022 with contributions from journalists, sporting directors and club owners including Crystal Palace’s Steve Parish, Leeds United’s Andrea Radrizzani and West Ham’s David Sullivan, Deadline Day takes viewers inside some of the market’s most talked about moves. Cameras follow Fabian Ruiz and his agent Rodolfo Orife as his move to join his hero Lionel Messi at PSG hangs in the balance. German agent Sascha Empacher brokers a deal for Sasa Kalajdžić’s move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, while relentless press speculation linking the Austrian forward to Manchester United creates an unwelcome distraction.

As the clock ticks down, Japhet Tanganga makes a fateful decision, Martin Dubravka moves to Manchester United, Florian Grillitsch signs for Dutch giants Ajax, and Manchester City’s Omar Berrada opens up on how the club snared superstar Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.

Deadline Day unravels the knot of real human motivations behind each headline-grabbing deal, revealing the operatic narratives of triumph, power, and ambition behind football’s biggest transfers.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

    • Showrunner: Justin Webster
    • Series Producer: Adam Darke
    • Executive Producers:Jon Owen, Jonathan Rogers and David Tryhorn for Pitch Productions, Helen Parker for Universal Pictures Content Group
    • Produced By: Pitch Productions and Universal Pictures Content Group
    • Format: Documentary series, 4 Episodes x 60 Minutes
    • Filming Location: Various, Europe

 

PREMIER LEAGUE ON PEACOCK

Peacock continues its extensive coverage of the Premier League this season, including streaming exclusive live matches plus all games airing live on the NBC broadcast network, studio shows, and more.

To learn more about how to watch Premier League on Peacock and how to sign up, visit peacocktv.com/sports/premier-league.