The first trailer for Victoria Beckham’s forthcoming Netflix documentary frames the former Spice Girl as self-aware and wry, but does not show her eldest son, Brooklyn, amid a widely reported family estrangement.
In the clip, Beckham, 51, cracks jokes and reflects on her rise from pop star to fashion designer, saying she knows she sometimes comes across as a “miserable cow,” that she has “never forgotten where I’ve come from,” and that she has “desperately wanted to be liked.” The three-part series, titled Victoria Beckham, is due on Netflix on Oct. 9 and is billed as providing behind-the-scenes access to her fashion and beauty business as she prepares for Paris Fashion Week.
The trailer includes brief interviews or appearances by fashion designer Tom Ford and actress Eva Longoria but contains no footage of Brooklyn Beckham, 26, who has not had contact with his mother publicly since May. Sources close to the production told outlets that Brooklyn will nonetheless appear in the series, and that one scene will show him helping clear water from the catwalk after a rainstorm at Beckham’s Paris Fashion Week show in September 2024. Producers declined to comment.
The documentary is made by the team behind the 2023 David Beckham series and Netflix’s film about Michelle Obama, and it promises extended access to Victoria Beckham’s family and those close to her business. All of Beckham’s children are said to feature in the show; sources described scenes involving brothers Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 20, including Cruz being fitted for a suit ahead of a fashion show.
David Beckham, whose own Netflix documentary was released in October 2023 and received several Emmy nominations and a BAFTA nod, told NBC’s Today program that convincing his wife to participate was not straightforward. "It wasn't the easiest thing to get her to agree to," he said, adding that she is "unbelievably hard-working and very clever" and that he wanted viewers to see "what goes into her business." Netflix data cited during promotion of the earlier Beckham series said it was the platform’s most-watched show for two weeks after its release.
The new trailer juxtaposes intimate home moments with scenes from the fashion world, echoing the approach of previous family-focused documentaries. A lighthearted moment from David Beckham’s prior series — in which Victoria jokingly referenced her "very working, working class" roots before admitting her father drove a Rolls-Royce to take her to school — generated social-media attention and merchandising for the Beckham brand; Beckham has said many personal scenes in that earlier film were candid and unrehearsed.
Netflix has not released full episode details beyond the three-part format and the Oct. 9 premiere date. The forthcoming series is positioned to spotlight Beckham’s role as creative director of her self-titled label and its beauty offshoot, documenting the logistics, family involvement and business decisions that accompany major runway moments.
Representatives for Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Netflix did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment.