

Sunderland ’Til I Die
Sunderland ’Til I Die follows the English football team during a particularly bleak season Credit: Netflix 

“Haway the lads” say the signs at Sunderland FC. “No way, the lads” would be more appropriate during the docu-series Sunderland ’Til I DieThis Netflix production gets (almost) unfettered behind-the-scenes access during one of the grimmest seasons in Sunderland’s history. And that’s saying something for a club this catastrophically mismanaged.

Through fly-on-the-wall footage, talking head interviews and stylised match highlights, the eight-parter follows the rare highs and copious lows of the team’s 2017-18 season in the Championship, following its relegation from the Premier League the previous year. Can the Black Cats avoid the humiliation of two drops in a row, falling into football’s third...
