Good Rivals


Good Rivals is a three-part sports docuseries exploring the unique and Mexico–United States [soccer rivalry|intense rivalry] between the Mexico and United States national men's soccer teams. Produced by Meadowlark Media in association with Ocellated Media, the series is distributed by Sports on [Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video Sports] and Skydance Sports. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on November 24, 2022.

Summary

The docuseries explores the social, political and sporting layers of the rivalry between the United States and Mexico men's national soccer teams, going back to the U.S.'s 24-game losing streak to Mexico from 1937 to 1980. Featuring interviews with players including Landon Donovan and Rafa Márquez, it spotlights recruiting battles between the two countries, and the U.S. victory over Mexico in the 2002 World Cup after years of Mexico dominating the rivalry.

Cast

Production

In January 2022, Skydance Sports set up a partnership with Meadowlark Media for the production of unscripted sports content. One of their projects was reported to be a soccer documentary series named Good Neighbors, to be released in three parts on Amazon Prime Video around the 2022 [FIFA World Cup]. The title was later changed to Good Rivals. It is directed by Nicaraguan filmmaker Gabriel Serra.

Release

The official trailer was released on November 3, 2022. The first two episodes premiered on Prime Video on November 24, 2022, and the final episode premiered on December 1, 2022. Episodes were available in both English and Spanish.