Breakthrough: Women Changing the Game (2023)

Episodes - (6 X 60')

SYNOPSIS

In each episode, we will follow four young female athletes throughout their sporting season – both in and out of the game. Featuring Hollie Doyle, Natalie Decker, Leilani Caamal and Emily Linscott, the six-part series centers on the four women throughout their respective sporting seasons in horse racing, NASCAR, American football and Formula 4. They battle not only opposing teams and athletes, but stereotypes, public doubt, and their own insecurities. Some are battling to win championships - others are fighting for more opportunities or for the chance to get sponsored. No matter their goals, these young women have the desire, heart, and love for the sport to persevere and prove to the world that they have the skills to not only play and compete with guys - but beat them.

Featuring:

Natalie Decker is beginning her first year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where she’ll be racing stock cars against some of the best drivers in the world. Blonde and bubbly, Natalie is a lightning rod for harassment and online trolls, who think women have no place on the racetrack.

In her mid-20s, Hollie Doyle is already a horse racing star. She set a record for annual wins by a British female jockey in 2019 when she rode 119 winners. She followed it up with an astonishing 151 wins the next following season. This year, she’s looking to top herself yet again.

British driver Emily Linscott, 18, is leaving her family to travel to America to compete in Formula 4. With incredible on-track skill and a wealth of great people around her, Emily’s main hurdle for the season will be money. She’s already spent every penny her parents have and will need to start landing sponsors if she hopes to complete the season.

Leilani Caamal has played football since Pop Warner. Talented and experienced, she’s just made her high school’s varsity team as a junior. Through the season she’ll navigate the politics of football and gender, all while trying to live as a normal teenager.