Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios has been working on ways to produce original content for the upcoming Xbox One game system, and this week, word comes about its latest move – street soccer.
The company is reportedly looking into a new unscripted reality series called Every Street United, which focuses on street soccer players across different countries, including the United States, Spain, Holland, France, Argentina, Brazil, Ghana and South Korea.
The show will last approximate eight episodes, at 30 minutes a piece, although a ninth is also being discussed to revolve around the 2014 World Cup, with the eight players facing off in a 4-on-4 match-up.
The show is being produced by Mandalay Sports Media and features the talents of Mike Tollin, producer of Coach Carter and Varsity Blues, as well as long-time producer Peter Guber (The Color Purple). Documentary filmmaker Jonathan Hock, who previously worked on entries in ESPN’s 30 For 30 series, will direct “a portion of the series.”
No word yet on when the series will air, but with the 2014 World Cup happening soon, it’s probably expected sometime next summer.
Microsoft’s Xbox One console makes its debut in the U.S. on November 22.
Source: Digital Trends
