Apple TV+ released the first trailer Monday for Make or Break, a new seven-part documentary series that delivers behind-the-scenes access to the world’s best surfers. The series follows them as they battle for the world title at the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT).
In the trailer, you get to briefly meet a bunch of the world’s best surfers and get a taste of the huge challenges they face.
And dude, you can’t unsee the surfboard with the big shark-bite taken out of it.
Trailer for Make or Break documentary: Up close and personal with world’s top surfers
As Apple TV+ previously announced, the soon-to-premiere series received an early season-two renewal. Production underway during the current competition season.
So if you’re into surfing, the show gives you a chance to see and hear from athletes you know. And if you’re just interested in learning more about the sport, the trailer suggests the series will be good for that, too.
Make or Break offers behind-the-scenes access and deep dives into the aspirations, challenges, accomplishments and personal lives of the surfers who compete to remain on the elite 2021 Men’s and Women’s WSL CT. The show takes viewers on a journey to stunning surfing locations across the globe.
The series follows the 2021 competition, navigating as the league responds to the global pandemic as it explores surfing culture. Along the way, it looks at timely issues, including diversity, mental health and the physical impact of the sport.
Watch the trailer below.
Meet top surfers
The series is set to debut on Friday, April 29 on Apple TV+.
The first season spotlights internationally recognized surfers and features never-before-seen interviews with the following folks.
- 11-time world champion and 56-time career victory winner Kelly Slater
- Seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore
- Three-time world champion Gabriel Medina
- Two-time world champion Tyler Wright
- 2019 World Champion and Olympic gold medalist Italo Ferreira
- 2021 Olympian Tatiana Weston-Webb
Other notable surfers featured in Make or Break include Morgan Cibilic, Johanne Defay, Leonardo Fioravanti, Jeremy Flores, John John Florence, Filipe Toledo, Kanoa Igarashi, Matt McGillivray, Isabella Nichols and Jack Robinson.
Box to Box Films produces the docuseries for Apple in partnership with the WSL. Executive producers are Oscar and BAFTA winner James Gay-Rees (Exit Through the Gift Shop), BAFTA nominee Paul Martin (Formula 1: Drive to Survive) and WSL CEO Erik Logan.
Make or Break joins Apple TV+’s slate of sports non-fiction programming, including They Call Me Magic, a series chronicling the life and career of two-time NBA Hall of Famer and cultural icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The Johnson series is set to premiere April 22 on Apple TV+.
Apple TV+ is available by subscription for $4.99 a month with a seven-day free trial.
