# All or Nothing: Manchester City
**[All or Nothing](https://www.edgepedia.org/all-or-nothing-2016-tv-series): Manchester City** is an eight-part behind-the-scenes documentary series that follows the English football club Manchester City through its record-breaking [2017-18 Premier League](https://www.edgepedia.org/2017-18-premier-league) season. Produced as an Amazon Prime Original and narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, it was released exclusively on Prime Video on 17 August 2018 in more than 200 countries and territories.[1](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/entertainment/get-behind-the-scenes-of-manchester-city-with-prime-video) • [2](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2018/august/man-city-all-or-nothing-amazon-prime-documentary)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Eight-part Prime Original docuseries, all episodes released at once on 17 August 2018[1](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/entertainment/get-behind-the-scenes-of-manchester-city-with-prime-video) |
| Subject season | Manchester City's 2017-18 campaign, in which the club set new Premier League records for points, goals and wins, finishing 32-2 with four ties and a record 100 points[3](https://www.nexttv.com/news/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-premieres-on-amazon-august-17) • [4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/17/manchester-city-the-football-documentary-all-or-nothing-amazon) |
| Narrator | Sir Ben Kingsley[1](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/entertainment/get-behind-the-scenes-of-manchester-city-with-prime-video) |
| Production | MediaPro in association with F45 and IMG; reported cost £10 million[3](https://www.nexttv.com/news/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-premieres-on-amazon-august-17) • [5](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45219085) |
| Access | Amazon's cameras attended every training session, team meeting and match, filming in the dressing room, training ground and manager's office[6](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf) |
| Reception | 4.5 stars on Amazon Prime, 8.4/10 on IMDb, and a Sports Emmy nomination[6](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf) |
| Franchise | Part of Amazon's All or Nothing banner, which previously covered NFL teams, the Michigan Wolverines, and the New Zealand All Blacks rugby side[7](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2018/3/prime-video-announces-all-or-nothing-banner-for-upcoming-global-sports-docuseries) |
## Spoilers
### The season it documents
The series covers the 2017-18 season, in which [Pep Guardiola](https://www.edgepedia.org/pep-guardiola)'s Manchester City won the Premier League with records for points, goals and wins in a single Premier League season, finishing with 100 points.[8](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/features/2018/july/man-city-all-or-nothing-amazon-trailer) • [4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/17/manchester-city-the-football-documentary-all-or-nothing-amazon) The club's match record that season was 32 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws.[3](https://www.nexttv.com/news/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-premieres-on-amazon-august-17) Amazon and the club announced the project in November 2017, while City led the Premier League, with the series to follow the team through the entire 2017/18 season.[9](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2017/11/amazon-announces-ground-breaking-new-prime-video-series-with-manchester-city-fc)
## Production and access
Amazon described the access as unprecedented: cameras were present at every training session, team meeting and match, in the dressing room, and in the manager's office, alongside exclusive interviews with players and staff.[6](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf) • [8](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/features/2018/july/man-city-all-or-nothing-amazon-trailer) The footage ranges from the City Football Academy training facilities to boardroom meetings and the players' personal lives.[1](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/entertainment/get-behind-the-scenes-of-manchester-city-with-prime-video) The series was produced by MediaPro in association with F45 and IMG, and the BBC reported its cost as £10 million.[3](https://www.nexttv.com/news/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-premieres-on-amazon-august-17) • [5](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45219085)
The club said it did not have editorial say on the final cut, although it could veto legally or commercially sensitive scenes.[4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/17/manchester-city-the-football-documentary-all-or-nothing-amazon) The access was reportedly extensive enough to anger Sky, which in its years broadcasting the Premier League had never been allowed to film half-time team talks or tunnel confrontations.[4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/17/manchester-city-the-football-documentary-all-or-nothing-amazon)
## Release
All eight episodes were released simultaneously on Prime Video on Friday 17 August 2018, available in over 200 countries.[1](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/entertainment/get-behind-the-scenes-of-manchester-city-with-prime-video) • [8](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/features/2018/july/man-city-all-or-nothing-amazon-trailer) A blue-carpet premiere was held in Manchester two days before launch, attended by the full men's squad and backroom staff, women's players, and club representatives.[2](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2018/august/man-city-all-or-nothing-amazon-prime-documentary) • [6](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf)
## Reception and criticism
The club's own annual report calls the series a benchmark for fly-on-the-wall sports documentaries, citing its 4.5-star Amazon rating, 8.4/10 IMDb score, and Sports Emmy nomination.[6](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf) In a 2023 analysis of IMDb user votes compiled by JeffBet, it ranked eighth among the most popular sports docuseries of all time, with 7,470 votes, behind The Last Dance, Formula 1: Drive to Survive, and [Sunderland 'Til I Die](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunderland-til-i-die) among others.[10](https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/11/08/most-popular-sports-docuseries-all-time/)
Critics were more reserved. The Guardian's Simon Hattenstone, a City supporter, wrote that the series pulls its punches, fails to probe and turns the camera off at vital moments, calling it a gloriously glossy club commercial; he noted that the crew reportedly captured a City player throwing a milk carton at [José Mourinho](https://www.edgepedia.org/jose-mourinho) after a match at [Old Trafford](https://www.edgepedia.org/old-trafford), an incident the series never mentions.[11](https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/aug/23/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-fans-documentary) The same review credited the series with genuinely moving and funny moments, including [Sergio Agüero](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergio-aguero) showing his son's bedroom and captain Vincent Kompany watching City win the league at his United-supporting father-in-law's home.[11](https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/aug/23/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-fans-documentary) A companion Guardian piece observed that the title was a procession, leaving little dramatic tension, while praising the access to scenes such as Benjamin Mendy learning the extent of his season-ending cruciate ligament injury and David Silva discussing the premature birth of his son.[4](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/17/manchester-city-the-football-documentary-all-or-nothing-amazon)
## Place in the All or Nothing franchise
The series was the first football installment of Amazon's All or Nothing banner, announced in March 2018 after the Emmy-winning NFL series, and following seasons on the [Arizona Cardinals](https://www.edgepedia.org/arizona-cardinals), Los Angeles Rams, Michigan Wolverines, Dallas Cowboys, and the [New Zealand All Blacks](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-zealand-national-rugby-union-team).[7](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2018/3/prime-video-announces-all-or-nothing-banner-for-upcoming-global-sports-docuseries) Later football seasons covered Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, and a 2024 industry feature named [All or Nothing](https://www.edgepedia.org/all-or-nothing), alongside Drive to Survive, as having set the model for succeeding sports docuseries.[10](https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/11/08/most-popular-sports-docuseries-all-time/) • [12](https://insidersport.com/2024/11/06/feature-sports-docuseries-media/) The franchise format follows one team through an entire season, in contrast to in-season division editions such as HBO's Hard Knocks.[13](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/buffalo-bills-docuseries-vs-other-nfl-team-documentaries-what-to-watch-next/)
## References
1. [Get behind the scenes of Manchester City with Prime Video, About Amazon UK](https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/entertainment/get-behind-the-scenes-of-manchester-city-with-prime-video)
2. [All or Nothing to launch in 200 countries, mancity.com](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2018/august/man-city-all-or-nothing-amazon-prime-documentary)
3. ['All or Nothing: Manchester City' Premieres on Amazon Aug. 17, Next TV / Broadcasting+Cable](https://www.nexttv.com/news/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-premieres-on-amazon-august-17)
4. [Can Manchester City avoid the football documentary curse?, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/aug/17/manchester-city-the-football-documentary-all-or-nothing-amazon)
5. [All or Nothing: Five things we've learned from Man City documentary, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45219085)
6. [Manchester City FC 2019 Annual Report](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf)
7. [Prime Video Announces All or Nothing Banner for Upcoming Global Sports Docuseries, Amazon Press Center](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2018/3/prime-video-announces-all-or-nothing-banner-for-upcoming-global-sports-docuseries)
8. [All or Nothing: Coming soon..., mancity.com](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/features/2018/july/man-city-all-or-nothing-amazon-trailer)
9. [Amazon announces ground-breaking new Prime Video series with Manchester City FC, Amazon Press Center](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2017/11/amazon-announces-ground-breaking-new-prime-video-series-with-manchester-city-fc)
10. [The Most Popular Sports Docuseries of All Time, 24/7 Wall St.](https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/11/08/most-popular-sports-docuseries-all-time/)
11. [All or Nothing leaves City fans with more questions than answers, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/aug/23/all-or-nothing-manchester-city-fans-documentary)
12. [Why do sports from football to F1 to golf love a docuseries?, Insider Sport](https://insidersport.com/2024/11/06/feature-sports-docuseries-media/)
13. [Buffalo Bills Hard Knocks: What NFL Documentary to Watch Next, DocumentaryTube](https://www.documentarytube.com/blog/buffalo-bills-docuseries-vs-other-nfl-team-documentaries-what-to-watch-next/)
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