The first trailer for Victoria Beckham’s upcoming Netflix docuseries premiered Wednesday, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the former Spice Girl’s fashion and beauty business while the star cracks self-deprecating jokes and appears alongside celebrity friends.
In the short clip, Beckham says she knows she ‘‘comes across as a miserable cow’’ and tells viewers she has ‘‘never forgotten where I’ve come from’’ and ‘‘desperately wanted to be liked.’’ The three-part series, produced by the teams behind the Netflix films Beckham and Michelle Obama’s Becoming, is scheduled to debut on Netflix on Oct. 9.
The trailer includes short interviews with designer Tom Ford and actress Eva Longoria, and promises ‘‘exclusive access’’ to Beckham, her family and those closest to her as she readies shows and runs her business. The promotional footage does not show Beckham’s eldest son, Brooklyn, who sources say will nonetheless appear in the series.
People close to the production told media that Beckham asked that scenes featuring Brooklyn, 26, be retained despite reports that the pair have had no contact since May. One scene said to be included shows Brooklyn helping clear water from the catwalk after a rainstorm at Paris Fashion Week in September 2024, when Beckham asked her team and family to be ‘‘all hands on deck.’’ The series will also feature Beckham’s younger sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, in moments tied to fashion preparations, including fittings ahead of shows. Brooklyn is married to actress Nicola Peltz.
The docuseries centers on Beckham’s transition from pop star to fashion designer and her role as creative director of a global brand. It traces the buildup to her Paris Fashion Week show and chronicles day-to-day operations of her fashion and beauty business, according to the trailer and producers’ descriptions.
Beckham’s husband, David Beckham, whose 2023 Netflix documentary Beckham received multiple Emmy nominations and a BAFTA nod, discussed the new series on NBC’s Today show. He said it ‘‘wasn’t the easiest thing to get her to agree to’’ but added that she was ‘‘unbelievably hard-working and very clever’’ and that the public should see what she does. David Beckham’s film topped Netflix viewership charts in its opening weeks, and Netflix has cited global audience numbers in promoting the company’s sports and lifestyle offerings.
The trailer includes candid, offhand moments that echo scenes fans saw in David Beckham’s film. Victoria Beckham has previously described unscripted moments — such as a family dance and a brief exchange about her upbringing that elicited laughter — as spontaneous and unrehearsed. A lighthearted exchange in the earlier documentary about her father driving a Rolls-Royce became an extemporaneous moment that Beckham later capitalized on in merchandise and publicity.
Netflix billed the project as intimate access to Beckham’s professional world, and promotional materials emphasize the series’ focus on the business, the creative process and the pressures of presenting collections on the international stage. The documentary’s makers have framed it as the next chapter after the streaming platform’s earlier soccer-themed and political documentaries, drawing on the production teams behind those projects.
The series release comes amid ongoing public interest in the Beckham family, following last year’s high-profile Netflix release and subsequent media coverage. With a global audience for celebrity documentaries remaining strong, the new series aims to attract viewers by mixing fashion-season logistics, family dynamics and celebrity testimony. Netflix will make the three-part series available worldwide on Oct. 9.