Lionsgate develops TV series about the historic Manchester United in the style of 'The Crown'

The study Lionsgate and the Manchester United he reached an agreement for him development of a television series about him historic English football club.

According to reports from The Athletic (via NYTimes), The series is in development and will tell decades of the history of the famous clubin the style of the acclaimed drama The Crown.

The outlet reported that through the deal, United will receive a guaranteed sum of several million pounds should the series be produced and sold. Future royalties will be split between United and Lionsgate. The Athletic reported that Jed Mercuriocreator of Line of Dutyhas held conversations about the project.

The idea is to create a dynastic style series for a large streaming platform.

Manchester United has a lot of history to tell over the years, since its founding in 1878, their first league title in 1908the opening of the legendary Old Trafford in 1910, the Busby Babes' League title in 1956, the Munich air disaster of 1958 and a new reconstruction of the club, the triumph of the FA Cup in 1963, champion of the European Cup (now Champions League) for the first time in 1968 with Sir Matt Busbyuntil the arrival of Sir Alex Ferguson in 1986 and his dominance in the Premier League era started in 1992, winning this title for the first time in 1993, and a historic triplet in 1999. In the 2000s, United dominated European football, winning multiple Premier League titles, and a new Champions League in 2008.

Since Ferguson's retirement in 2013, the Old Trafford-based club became synonymous with instability, from the top levels to the field, suffering in multiple competitions, without having managed to win the Premier League again since Ferguson's last season, something unthinkable for a club of United's size. In recent days, the club fired the coach Rúben Amorim after an unstable 14-month command. Michael Carricka former United player, took over as interim coach until the end of the current season.

Even so, the commercial and global value of the club exceeds the sporting blows: is positioned as the second most valuable club in the worldwith recent Forbes estimates of around $6.55 billion. Furthermore, enjoy one of the biggest fans in the worldinside and outside Old Trafford. Players such as George Best, Sir Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel, Roy Keane, what is known as a golden generation, the class of '92 which included Sir David BeckhamGary Neville, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Phil Neville, and Ryan Giggs; Later, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, and more recently, Bruno Fernandes would arrive.

The project joins other sports series in development about English football clubs: A24 and Jack Thorne are working on one about United's bitter rival, the Liverpool FCwhile Sony and the Manchester City They have an agreement to create content that could lead to a style “Succession for football,” in the words of Sony's Wayne Garvie.

He Manchester United has won more than 60 major trophiesincluding a shared record of 20 League titles, 13 FA Cups, 6 League Cups, 3 Champions League, 1 Europa League and a record 21 Community Shields, making them one of the most successful clubs in England. Their total of major accolades, including national and European titles, often puts them in contention with Liverpool for the title of most successful English club, with figures close to 68 major titles, depending on the inclusion criteria (such as the Community Shields).