The Monster Factory will be available on Apple TV+.
A new pro wrestling docuseries about The Monster Factory school in Paulsboro, New Jersey, will premiere on Friday, March 17, according to Apple.
The six-episode series, which will follow school owner Danny Cage and several of his students as they pursue a career in pro wrestling, will be released all at once on March 17. Cage, Notorious Mimi (fka Sloane Jacobs, released in November 2022), Twitch, Bobby Buffet, Gaby Ortiz, and Goldy are among the cast members.
The series has been in production for several months. The Monster Factory was founded in 1983 by “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe and “Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers as one of the first public pro wrestling schools. The legendary Bam Bam Bigelow was the school’s first top talent. Cage purchased the school name in 2011 and relocated it to its current location. Matt Riddle, Steve Maclin, Paul Wight, Sheamus, QT Marshall, Raven, Damien Priest, WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather, The Headbangers, Gillberg, Balls Mahoney, Virgil, Sonjay Dutt, WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas, D-Lo Brown, and King Kong Bundy are among the other alumni.
Under the Monster Factory Pro Wrestling banner, the school also hosts pro wrestling events. The series will include some of the talent booked for the shows as well as alumni such as The Headbangers.
The series trailer and full announcement from Apple are embedded below:
Apple TV+ gets in the ring with “Monster Factory,” a new docuseries about aspiring professional wrestlers premiering March 17
Apple today announced the new documentary series “Monster Factory,” set to premiere on Friday, March 17 on Apple TV+. Directed by News & Documentary Award nominee Galen Summer and Naiti Gámez, and produced by Vox Media Studios and Public Record, “Monster Factory” is the story of misfit dreamers at a wrestling school on the outskirts of a gritty New Jersey factory town who, with the help of their tough yet loving coach, fight for their big break as professional wrestlers.
Meet the Team:
Danny Cage: owner and the charismatic coach of the Monster Factory. Danny, a former wrestler himself, needs to keep the veterans and the new recruits motivated if they want to survive the training, and the potential rejection that is to come in this business.
Mimi: The determined raven-haired veteran who has been a Monster Factory alum since high school. Despite her upper-middle-class upbringing, she has only dreamed of being a wrestler. She brings just as much determination as her male counterparts, but will that take her all the way?
Twitch: Wrestling saved his life…literally. When Twitch entered a dark time in his life, he found wrestling to be a safe space. As the only member of Monster Factory who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome, he used what could be seen as a hindrance to his advantage. But will his inner demons get in the way of him making it to the next step?
Bobby Buffet: The quiet, unassuming New Jersey native is more than meets the eye. By day, he flips burgers at a local fast food restaurant, but when he walks into the Monster Factory, he is the insatiable Bobby Buffet. Can he find the inner discipline and leadership skills needed to drop the apron and get in the ring full-time?
Gabby Ortiz: Gabby, a Philadelphia native who has worked in the Mayor’s office, rose to fame fast in the wrestling scene but, because of a personal tragedy, was forced to step away. Now she is back, but can she let go of the past and embrace the wrestling world as it is today?
Goldy: The pretty boy. But what lies underneath this chiseled, bad-boy exterior is someone who has crippling social anxiety who is using wrestling as a way to control his panic attacks. In the ring, he becomes someone else, someone invincible. But will the pressure of being in the spotlight ultimately be too much?
The six-episode series is produced by Vox Media Studios and Public Record with Max Heckman, Jeremiah Zagar, Galen Summer, Chad Mumm, Mark W. Olsen and Jeremy Yaches serving as executive producers. Marina Stadler co-executive produced. All episodes are available to stream on Friday, March 17.
The series will join Apple’s expanding offering of nonfiction programming featuring the behind-the-scenes stories of the biggest names in sports, including “Real Madrid: Until The End,” which goes behind the scenes with the iconic football club for a look at their astonishing 2021–2022 season; “Make or Break,” a docuseries with the World Surf League; “Super League,” documenting the high stakes battle for the future of European football; the acclaimed Emmy Award nominated four-part documentary event series “They Call Me Magic,” chronicling the life and career of two-time NBA Hall of Famer and cultural icon Earvin “Magic” Johnson; and “The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball” about basketball sensation Makur Maker. Upcoming projects include a feature documentary about the groundbreaking life and career of seven-time Formula One world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton; the documentary film “Underrated,” featuring NBA legend Stephen Curry; and “The Dynasty,” a documentary series about the New England Patriots, from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries, in association with NFL Films.
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