# All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur
**All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur** is a nine-episode Amazon Original documentary series that follows the English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur behind the scenes through its entire 2019/20 season. Announced by Amazon and the club on 18 October 2019, it was produced by 72 Films and launched exclusively on Prime Video in August and September 2020 in more than 200 countries and territories.[1](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2019/10/amazon-announces-new-all-or-nothing-prime-video-series-with-tottenham-hotspur-football-club) • [2](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/994844/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-broadcast-dates-and-trailer-revealed)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Nine-episode docuseries with behind-the-scenes access to the club's footballing and non-footballing operations during the 2019/20 season[2](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/994844/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-broadcast-dates-and-trailer-revealed) |
| Release | Episodes 1–3 on 31 August 2020, episodes 4–6 on 7 September, episodes 7–9 including a bonus episode on 14 September, on Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories[2](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/994844/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-broadcast-dates-and-trailer-revealed) |
| Production | Produced by 72 Films; executive producers Mark Raphael and three-time BAFTA winner John Douglas; series director Anthony Philipson; series producer Clare Cameron[1](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2019/10/amazon-announces-new-all-or-nothing-prime-video-series-with-tottenham-hotspur-football-club) |
| Narrator | Actor Tom Hardy[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/all_or_nothing_tottenham_hotspur) |
| Season covered | Mauricio Pochettino sacked in November 2019 with the club 14th and replaced by Jose Mourinho; Tottenham finished sixth and qualified for the Europa League[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html) |
| Reception | 100% Tomatometer from 5 critics and an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes; 8.0/10 on IMDb from about 7,200 ratings[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/all_or_nothing_tottenham_hotspur) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11188556/ratings/) |
| Recognition | Nominated for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary at the 42nd Sports Emmy Awards[6](https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/42nd_Sports_Nominations-v2.pdf) |
## Spoilers
### Content
The series covers a season the club itself describes as one of the most defining in its history. It opens with high expectations after the club's run to the 2019 Champions League final, its first, and summer signings, followed by disappointing early results that lead chairman [Daniel Levy](https://www.edgepedia.org/daniel-levy-businessman) to sack manager [Mauricio Pochettino](https://www.edgepedia.org/mauricio-pochettino) and hire Jose Mourinho in November 2019.[9](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0TZZ7TEHTSS2FK80BV6PL4CPAZ) • [4](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html)
**Mourinho at the center.** Mourinho, appointed with the club sitting 14th, dominates the series. Reviewers highlighted his arrival speech to the squad in which he declared that "good guys never win", his tough-love pep talks with [Dele Alli](https://www.edgepedia.org/dele-alli), and a half-time skirmish between [Son Heung-min](https://www.edgepedia.org/son-heung-min) and [Hugo Lloris](https://www.edgepedia.org/hugo-lloris) that the cameras captured.[10](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/footballs-best-behind-the-scenes-documentaries-after-manchester-uniteds-amazon-all-or-nothing-announcement) The series also shows Mourinho dealing with key injuries to Harry Kane and Heung-min Son.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html)
**The pandemic season.** The documentary covers the coronavirus pandemic that caused the three-month shutdown of English football from March 2020, including the club's response and the players' adjustment to the new normal when the season resumed.[2](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/994844/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-broadcast-dates-and-trailer-revealed) • [10](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/footballs-best-behind-the-scenes-documentaries-after-manchester-uniteds-amazon-all-or-nothing-announcement) The final episodes feature training-ground bust-ups, lockdown disruption, and the club's push for European qualification.[11](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54154357) On the pitch, the season ended with [Tottenham](https://www.edgepedia.org/tottenham) sixth, leapfrogging Wolves on the final day and qualifying for the Europa League.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html)
## Announcement and production
Amazon and Tottenham Hotspur announced the series on 18 October 2019, early in the 2019/20 season, with cameras to follow the team through the whole campaign. The announcement promised access to the club's training facilities at Hotspur Way, the Lilywhite House offices, and the new 62,000-seat stadium in [North London](https://www.edgepedia.org/north-london), which had opened in April 2019 at the heart of a £1 billion regeneration of the area, as well as the club's community work in Tottenham.[1](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2019/10/amazon-announces-new-all-or-nothing-prime-video-series-with-tottenham-hotspur-football-club) • [7](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/997100/club-to-feature-in-new-all-or-nothing-series)
The series was produced by 72 Films, the company behind *[All or Nothing: Manchester City](https://www.edgepedia.org/all-or-nothing-manchester-city)*, with Mark Raphael and [John Douglas](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-douglas) as executive producers, Anthony Philipson as series director, and Clare Cameron as series producer.[1](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2019/10/amazon-announces-new-all-or-nothing-prime-video-series-with-tottenham-hotspur-football-club) [Post-production](https://www.edgepedia.org/post-production) was a large-scale operation: fixed-rig footage, which offers deep access but variable exposure under changing lighting conditions, required extensive color work in the grade to even out the look of players and staff.[8](https://splicepost.com/news/post-production-case-study-all-or-nothing)
## Release
The first three episodes launched on Prime Video on Monday 31 August 2020, a little under a fortnight before the [2020-21 Premier League](https://www.edgepedia.org/2020-21-premier-league) season began. A further three episodes followed on 7 September, and the final three, including an exclusive bonus episode, on 14 September. The official trailer was released on 14 August 2020.[2](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/994844/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-broadcast-dates-and-trailer-revealed) • [4](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html)
## Place in the All or Nothing franchise
The series is part of Amazon's *All or Nothing* franchise, which began with NFL teams including the [Arizona Cardinals](https://www.edgepedia.org/arizona-cardinals), Los Angeles Rams, and [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.edgepedia.org/dallas-cowboys), and expanded to rugby union with *All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks* (2018). Manchester City became the first Premier League club to take part, in 2018, making Tottenham the second.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html) Later football seasons followed at Arsenal and, per a 2026 announcement, Manchester United, whose series is set to air in summer 2027.[10](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/footballs-best-behind-the-scenes-documentaries-after-manchester-uniteds-amazon-all-or-nothing-announcement)
## Reception
Critical response was generally positive but divided on how revealing the access really was. Rotten Tomatoes recorded a 100% Tomatometer from five critics and an 83% audience score, while IMDb users gave the series 8.0/10 from about 7,200 ratings.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/all_or_nothing_tottenham_hotspur) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11188556/ratings/) Variety's Caroline Framke called it "revealing, dynamic television about a team reinventing itself amid more turmoil than it ever saw coming".[12](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur/critic-reviews/) The Guardian's Stuart Jeffries and The Telegraph's Michael Hogan were more reserved, arguing that despite the promise of access to all areas the result was polished and PR-friendly, with Pochettino's side of the sacking barely heard and players rarely seen off duty.[13](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/31/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-review-where-is-mourinhos-dirty-laundry) • [12](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur/critic-reviews/) The series was nominated for Outstanding Long Sports Documentary at the 42nd Sports Emmy Awards.[6](https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/42nd_Sports_Nominations-v2.pdf)
The series' afterlife has been mixed. A Nielsen Sports study reported that the documentary had a positive impact on feelings toward the club in the UK and US.[14](https://nielsensports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/The-Changing-Value-of-Sponsorship-2021-Sports-Marketing-Trends.pdf) Former Spurs captain Hugo Lloris, however, was critical of the Amazon series in his autobiography, describing it as a muzzle on the players' freedom of speech and movement.[15](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/09/football-documentaries-wayne-rooney-plymouth) A 2025 Guardian analysis placed the Tottenham and Arsenal seasons at the peak of the franchise's momentum, noting that the *All or Nothing* brand has since lost much of that standing.[15](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/09/football-documentaries-wayne-rooney-plymouth)
## References
1. [Amazon Announces New All or Nothing Prime Video Series with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Amazon Press Center (18 October 2019)](https://press.aboutamazon.com/uk/2019/10/amazon-announces-new-all-or-nothing-prime-video-series-with-tottenham-hotspur-football-club)
2. [All Or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur – broadcast dates and trailer revealed, Tottenham Hotspur (14 August 2020)](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/994844/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-broadcast-dates-and-trailer-revealed)
3. [All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/all_or_nothing_tottenham_hotspur)
4. ['All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur' – Spurs documentary series released on Amazon Prime, London Evening Standard (31 August 2020)](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html)
5. [All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur (2020) – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11188556/ratings/)
6. [42nd Sports Emmy Awards Nominations](https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/42nd_Sports_Nominations-v2.pdf)
7. [Club to feature in new All or Nothing series, Tottenham Hotspur (18 October 2019)](https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/997100/club-to-feature-in-new-all-or-nothing-series)
8. [Post-Production Case Study: All or Nothing, Splice](https://splicepost.com/news/post-production-case-study-all-or-nothing)
9. [All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, Prime Video](https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0TZZ7TEHTSS2FK80BV6PL4CPAZ)
10. [Football's best behind-the-scenes documentaries after Manchester United's Amazon All or Nothing announcement, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/team/footballs-best-behind-the-scenes-documentaries-after-manchester-uniteds-amazon-all-or-nothing-announcement)
11. [All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur – fights and coronavirus chaos round off series, BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54154357)
12. [All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur/critic-reviews/)
13. [All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur review – where is Mourinho's dirty laundry?, The Guardian (31 August 2020)](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/31/all-or-nothing-tottenham-hotspur-review-where-is-mourinhos-dirty-laundry)
14. [The Changing Value of Sponsorship: 2021 Trends, Nielsen Sports](https://nielsensports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/The-Changing-Value-of-Sponsorship-2021-Sports-Marketing-Trends.pdf)
15. [How the tell-nothing sport documentary craze failed its viewers, The Guardian (9 January 2025)](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/09/football-documentaries-wayne-rooney-plymouth)
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