Miniseries · FIFA+
We Were There
Life-Changing Stories From FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Daisy Ridley
Narrator (voice)
8 eps
Mariama Bukari
Ghana Fan
1 eps
Carlos Brum
Portugal Fan
1 eps
Bruno Fernandes
Self
1 eps
Javo Machado
Uraguay Fan
1 eps
Hajime Moriyasu
Self
1 eps
Rodrygo
Self
1 eps
Didier Deschamps
Self
1 eps
Inamul Hasan
Self
1 eps
Enrique Macaya Márquez
Self
1 eps
Tomislav Mileis
Self
1 eps
Walid Regragui
Self
1 eps
Sofyan Amrabat
Self
1 eps
Lionel Messi
Self
2 eps
Julián Álvarez
Self
1 eps
Emiliano Martínez
Self
1 eps
Gonzalo Montiel
Self
1 eps
Lionel Scaloni
Self
1 eps
Hervé Renard
Self
1 eps
Ghanim Al-Muftah
Self
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How We Were There actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
We Were There reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
Narrated by acclaimed actress Daisy Ridley, this is the story of the planning, the hard work and the dreams that were behind the first FIFA World Cup ever held in the Middle East, and the most successful to date.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mouldi JemieProducer
- Dan MiodownikExecutive Producer
- Dean WalshProducer
- Thomas CottonProducer
Direction
- Tarun ThindDirector
Cinematography
- João CoelhoDirector of Photography
- Luke ClaydenDirector of Photography
- Lukas DemgenskiDirector of Photography
Music
- Jim CopperthwaiteOriginal Music Composer
- Jono BuchananOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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