Prime Video To Tell Gary Lineker’s Life Story In Docu-Series
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- Prime Video is producing "Lineker," a four-part docu-series tracing Gary Lineker's 50-year career from footballer to broadcaster to podcast entrepreneur via his Goalhanger company
- Gary Lineker was England's record goalscorer and helmed BBC's Match of the Day for 26 years before departing over impartiality breaches, including reposting a video containing an antisemitic trope for which he apologized unreservedly
- The series will explore how Gary Lineker went from "Mr Nice Guy" footballer to polarizing public figure, as right-wing outlets dubbed him a "liberal left-winger" during Britain's Brexit and Israel-Hamas War debates
- Goalhanger, the UK media company Lineker set up with Tony Pastor, produces "The Rest is Football" podcast, which has been picked up by Netflix
- Orchard Studios is producing the docu-series for global Prime Video launch in 2027, with Nat Lippiett and former Amazon Studios UK chief Dan Grabiner as executive producers
- Lineker will sit for "unfiltered, honest" interviews in the series, with family, fellow footballers, friends, and critics also offering commentary using archive and unseen personal material
Why it matters: The series explicitly positions itself as an unfiltered portrait of a divisive figure rather than a hagiography — producers promise access to 'the truth behind the headlines.' That gives Amazon a prestige sports doc to sit alongside its Djokovic, McIlroy, and Manchester City titles, with a 2027 launch window to capitalize on Lineker's still-active 'The Rest is Football' podcast profile.
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