Former England captain David Beckham made his Manchester United debut over 27 years ago, and he's been one of the most famous people on the planet for 25 of them. You can put that down to his marriage to Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham, his cover model looks and, of course, his trophy-laden football career. But despite being one of the most recognisable faces of our time, we actually know very little about his private life – with even less coming from his own mouth.

Until now, that is. The 47-year-old has announced that an intimate docu-series is currently in production for Netflix. In an Instagram post he said: “I'm excited to confirm that I am partnering with Netflix on a documentary series about my life and career. The series will feature unseen archive, untold stories as well as interviews with the people who have been a part of my journey.”

What's the big idea?

Becks – who has an estimated wealth of $450 million – is said to have been inspired by The Last Dance, the celebrated Michael Jordan documentary that became a lockdown hit, and the as-yet untitled series will be directed by the Oscar-winning Fisher Stevens (The Cove) and produced by the Emmy-winning John Battsek (Searching for Sugar Man).

According to Netflix: “It will have unprecedented access to Beckham’s personal archives, showcasing never-before-seen footage from the last 40 years, as well as modern-day recollections and candid moments. It will also feature interviews with Beckham himself and his friends, family and colleagues.”

While he’s previously taken part in football-focused TV productions before, like 2014’s David Beckham: Into The Unknown or 2015’s David Beckham: For The Love Of The Game, despite the obsessive levels of interest, Beckham has always been quite firm in never exposing too much of his personal life to the press or fans.

In fact, the only time we really got a glimpse into life at Chez Beckham, it was through the 2002 reality show Being Victoria Beckham. They had another go in 2007 with the US TV special Victoria Beckham: Coming To America, which David very much looked like he didn’t really want to be a part of, and was in the hour-long show for a total of approximately 45 seconds: his bleach-blonde buzz cut, top-off, aviator shades era. Now the focus will move away from his popstar-turned-fashion-boss wife back onto the life and times of Beckham himself.

Is there a trailer?

Keeping you hanging like an England penalty shoot-out: not just yet.

When is it due out?

Like the man himself says: “watch this space.”