Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is in talks with Facebook about starring in a docu-series or reality show for the social network’s one-year-old Watch video platform.
According to reports, discussions are underway for a 13-episode series on Facebook based on the Portuguese icon’s life.
Ronaldo has more than 120 million followers on his Facebook page, making him the social media giant’s most popular athletes. Ronaldo could make up to $10 million for participating in the series. He is considered one of the two or three best players in the world.
Facebook has made several forays into the world of sports on Facebook Watch, its video programming arm — including “Ball in the Family,” a series based on the lives of basketball dad LaVar Ball and his sons, and “Tom vs. Time,” a show that follows the New England Patriots quarterback on and off the field.
Facebook declined to comment on the Ronaldo docuseries. The social network launched Watch last August as a portal for serialized and highly produced video content of varying lengths. Among the projects in the works for the platform are Queen America starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Elizabeth Olsen comedy Sorry for Your Loss and drama Sacred Lies.
