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Sunderland 'Til I Die - Season 3 (2024)


Where to Watch: Netflix

The third installment of this fly-on-the-wall sports documentary is back on Netflix after four years since the previous season and six years since the first one. 

We have a new Chairman - "Kyril Louis-Dreyfus" the son of "Robert Louis-Dreyfus" (a former CEO of Addidas and French Football Team Marseille).

This season covers the 2021-2022 season of Sunderland, their fourth consecutive one in League One. The season shows their intent to push themselves from "League One" (3rd Tier of the English Footballing System) to "The Championship" (2nd Tier of the English Footballing System).

Like the former seasons, this one gives ample screen time to the non-sporting staff and fans, and how the club's fortunes are correlated with their well-being. Finishing in the top two out of 24 teams guarantees automatic promotion, finishing anywhere from third to sixth means that you have to go through the dreaded playoffs, where only one team would progress. How this season unfolds and whether Sunderland will be able to make it to the higher echelon in the English Footballing system is covered.

While I have no complaints with the content, I was unhappy that it was only for three episodes. The first season had eight, while the second had six. Moreover, this season starts documenting the events only from January 2022, which would be the halfway mark in the season. The events before are not covered. Nonetheless, it is worth watching for those three episodes itself. I highly recommend this season (and this series to anyone who hasn't seen the earlier installments).

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