- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Nov 29, 2024
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“Senna” does less well when chronicling his love affairs, including with Brazilian TV host Xuxa (Pâmela Tomé), which seems perfunctory and less than revealing. Another bump in the road comes in the fictional creation of a female journalist (Kayla Scodelario) who pops in and out and serves as narrative shorthand for Senna’s sports career and how the media portrayed him. Fortunately, the magnetic performance from Leone makes up for much of those misgivings, and brings the series satisfactorily over the finish line.
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At six hour-long episodes, "Senna" zooms by at a decent pace, even as its sports-story tropes start to wear thin the longer you watch it.