Victoria, soon

After the success of BECKHAM, Netflix’s Emmy-winning docuseries about David Beckham, directed by Fisher Stevens, it was no surprise when a subsequent series about Victoria was announced, co-produced by David’s production company. 

They’ve been filming for months and yesterday Netflix confirmed the release date – it’s coming soon. 

This is pretty much exactly the week that BECKHAM was released two years ago so if they’re following the same schedule, we could see a trailer as early as next week.

Obviously, along with all of you, I will be watching the sh-t out of this, but I do have one complaint. BECKHAM was four episodes. VICTORIA BECKHAM is only three. And perhaps they didn’t think they needed to rehash some of the sh-t that Victoria went through because it was already covered in David’s doc but, like, I also hope they weren’t too tight with the edit because where Victoria is concerned, I could always use more – especially since, over the last decade or so, she’s way less accessible than she once was. VICTORIA BECKHAM will track Victoria’s career from Spice Girl to fashion and beauty entrepreneur with her own brand, directed by Nadia Hallgren, who worked on Michelle Obama’s Becoming. 

One of the big reasons BECKHAM was so successful is because Fisher Stevens was able to, with two decades of hindsight, ask the audience to reconsider their criticisms and treatment of David during the most controversial times in his career – and David came out better for it. It’ll be interesting to see whether or not there’s a similar result for Victoria when she becomes the main character through Nadia Hallgren’s lens. 

Because, of course, Victoria has been constantly underestimated, particularly by the British tabloids who seemed to be actively rooting for her business to fail and have prematurely declared it a failure multiple times. Her brand, however, has not been a flop. Just a few weeks ago Business of Fashion reported that VB has seen double-digit growth in a market that is slowing. 

And now, with the imminent release of the docuseries, the hope is that the show will help the house, which was likely always the goal. People assume that Victoria is thirsty and constantly seeks the spotlight but this view of her is old and dated and the fact is, she’s maintained a much lower profile since she started her own label – because she’s been so busy working on it, this is her priority. I believed David when he said, initially, that she was reluctant to have the cameras turned on her, and I also believe that what changed her mind is that it would benefit the business. More on this when we see a trailer and the whole show. 

Here's Victoria in New York yesterday with the rest of the fashion community for the start of NYFW.