The highly anticipated documentary series, “Built In Birmingham: Brady and the Blues,” offers an unprecedented look into Birmingham City Football Club’s transformative 2024/25 season, spearheaded by NFL icon and minority owner Tom Brady. This compelling series charts the club’s ambitious journey to elevate itself into a “world-class team” under Brady’s influential vision.
Excitingly for fans worldwide, every episode of “Built In Birmingham: Brady and the Blues,” which premiered on Friday, August 1st, is available for free streaming. Viewers can gain full access to this exclusive content without any cost simply by signing up for an Amazon Prime 30-day free trial, making it readily accessible to a broad audience eager to witness the club’s resurgence.
The documentary intricately follows Birmingham City throughout their 2024/25 campaign, providing an intimate portrayal of how legendary quarterback Tom Brady endeavors to instill a formidable winning culture within the club. It captures the essence of their challenge and determination as they strive to climb the competitive ranks of the English football pyramid, offering a unique perspective on sports ownership.
Across its five episodes, the series masterfully tells the authentic story of a club long accustomed to sporting adversity and heartache. It showcases the rigorous process of rebuilding, highlighting how a new ownership group navigated significant hurdles, including relegation and multiple managerial changes, culminating in a record-breaking season that ultimately delivered automatic promotion to the EFL Championship.
Embedded camera crews were granted unparalleled access, shadowing first-team players, coaching staff—including Head Coach Chris Davies—and pivotal ownership figures such as Brady himself and Chairman Tom Wagner. This deep immersion provides viewers with an unfiltered look at the daily operations, strategic decisions, and emotional tolls of professional football at this level.
Beyond the immediate football action, “Built In Birmingham” delves into the unique cultural heritage of Birmingham City and the unwavering loyalty of its supporters. Despite prolonged periods without success or silverware, the fans’ passion remains a central theme, as captured in the documentary’s trailer where supporters articulate the club’s dire need for transformation, famously quipping about a history of “f*****g up games of football from 1875.”
The creative vision for this groundbreaking project originated from Tom Brady himself and Gotham Chopra, co-founder of Religion of Sports, shortly after Brady joined the club as a minority owner in 2023. Additionally, “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, a lifelong Blues fan, served as an executive producer alongside Matt Alvarez of Knighthead and a Board member of the Club, bringing a blend of cinematic expertise and deep personal connection to the production.
This addition significantly bolsters Prime Video’s already robust library of sports documentaries, joining acclaimed titles such as “All or Nothing,” “Doubters to Believers: Liverpool FC: Klopp’s Era,” “99,” and “Rooney.” Its inclusion further solidifies Prime Video’s commitment to delivering premium, insightful sports content to its global subscriber base, attracting both football enthusiasts and documentary lovers.
The release of “Built In Birmingham: Brady and the Blues” is perfectly timed as Birmingham City prepares for their highly anticipated 2025/26 EFL campaign. The new season is set to commence on August 8th, with a challenging opening day fixture against recently relegated Ipswich Town, setting the stage for another exciting chapter in the club’s history.
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