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Monday, February 1, 2021

#SportyPeachy #SmallScreenScenes @LFC @LFCUSA The End of the Storm available on discovery+ from February

The feature-length inside story of Liverpool FC’s title-winning 2019/20 Premier League season will be available exclusively on discovery+ in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Poland and India

It was the season that captured the hearts and minds of Liverpool fans across the globe, a season of challenges that had never been faced before, but ended in glory with captain Jordan Henderson holding the greatest prize in English football aloft.

Available via Discovery’s new streaming service, discovery+, THE END OF THE STORM has been made with the full support of the Liverpool FC through production, distribution and marketing and charts the journey of the club as it attempted to end a league title drought lasting over 30 years.

Delving deep into the heart of one of the most globally recognised sports clubs on the planet, the 90-minute documentary tells the inside story of Liverpool’s title-winning 2019-20 Premier League season.

Through the eyes of iconic coach Jurgen Klopp, alongside skipper Jordan Henderson, brilliant Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson, the outstanding Sadio Mane and the colossal Virgil van Dijk, the documentary gives a unique insight into the ups and downs and the ecstasy and uncertainty that one of football’s biggest clubs confronts day in and day out.

THE END OF THE STORM features exclusive behind-the-scenes action drawn from hundreds of hours of footage shot across the 2019-20 season. Told not just through the club’s inner sanctum, but also through the global community of over 500 million Liverpool fans, the special uncovers the fluctuating emotions felt by fans from across the world as the club deals with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic but ultimately fulfils its dreams.

Myriam Lopez-Otazu, GVP Content, Sourcing & Acquisitions EMEA & APAC, said: “Liverpool FC is an institution, not only in England and the UK but across the globe and we are delighted to offer this feature-length film exclusively to our discovery+ subscribers internationally. This incredible documentary gives an exclusive insight into what actually goes on behind-the-scenes at a professional football club, and importantly and core to our strategy, captures all emotions of the team´s and fans during a historical year.”

The special was brought together by the award-winning team behind One Night in Turin and Building Jerusalem and is intimate in its storytelling but epic in its scale. It is directed by Emmy-nominee James Erskine and produced by the award-winning team of Victoria Gregory, Adam Bullmore and Raimon Masllorens. The production is powered by ALTITUDE FILM DISTRIBUTION and presented by BRUTAL OCTOBER in association with NEW BLACK FILMS and LIVERPOOL FC.

THE END OF THE STORM will be available to stream in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Italy, Spain The Netherlands, Poland and India, on discovery+ from February 2021.

About discovery+

discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service. discovery+ will launch with a landmark partnership with Verizon that gives their customers with select plans up to 12 months of discovery+ on Verizon. At launch in the United States, discovery+ will have the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment and a slate of high-quality documentaries.

About Discovery:

Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as discovery+, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

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