Manchester City confirms four-part Guardiola farewell documentary directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker

Manchester City have confirmed a four-part documentary series charting Pep Guardiola’s final two seasons at the Etihad Stadium, with a release expected either this month or next.

The series is directed by Academy and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald alongside City Studios’ John De Caux, and produced by Kevin Macdonald for Plan B/KM Films and Gavin Johnson and Ged Doherty for City Studios.

Guardiola departed City last month after a decade in charge, having added an FA Cup and Carabao Cup to his trophy haul in his final campaign. The documentary picks up as the club’s record-breaking 26-game unbeaten run unravels through a string of defeats in late 2024, before shifting focus to the boardroom as City embarked on a major rebuild.

Key moments covered include Kevin De Bruyne’s emotional departure, the arrival of new talent, a pivotal clash with Arsenal, the FA Cup final, and Guardiola’s farewell. The series is billed as “the ultimate account of an emotional farewell that marks the end of an era.”

Gavin Johnson, Media Director at City Football Group, said the production surpasses anything the club has released before. “We’re incredibly proud to be announcing this documentary series today that offers a new insight to Manchester City and surpasses the scale of other documentaries we’ve done before,” he said. “It has been fantastic to work with Kevin Macdonald and Plan B/KM Films on this series and it is great endorsement for the level of our productions that we are now able to gain interest and recognition from those at the very top of the industry.”

No exact release date has been confirmed, though the series is expected to arrive within the next two months.