2022 Nominees

The Academy

Production Company: Aurora Media Worldwide

Produced for: Olympic Channel

Executive Producer (Production Company): James Hopkins, Chandradev Bhagat

Executive Producer (network/platform): Yiannis Exarchos, Mark Parkman, Mary Byrne, JT Taylor, Badih Chayban

Country or Territory where first released: Spain

Synopsis:

This all access docu-reality series looks at India’s Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy and the lives of its top athletes ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Throughout its six episodes, the series offers a unique insight to how India’s badminton champions are made. Filmed in a period of over 3 months at the Pullela Academy in Hyderabad, the series features India’s badminton legend Pullela Gopichand, some of India and the world’s top players such as Saina Nehwal, Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth, amongst others.