Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman Team Up For Australian Sailing Docuseries

Los Angeles :  Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are teaming up again, this time for an untitled docuseries about SailGP's BONDS Flying Roos Australian team, which they jointly own.

The project has been greenlit by streaming service Disney+ and will be produced by Reynolds' banner Maximum Effort and Eureka Productions in partnership with SailGP and the BONDS Flying Roos team.

The docuseries will track the celebrity duo alongside Australia's elite sailors as they compete in the stadium-style championship, where identical 50-foot catamarans race in close-to-shore courses at speeds of up to 100 km/h, according to a statement by Disney+.

"This is our first collaboration since 'Deadpool and Wolverine' and we once again anticipate action, comedy, heart but with a lot more water. And (fingers crossed) pirates. We hope there's pirates in SailGP,"

the duo said in a joint statement.

Leading the team on the water is driver and CEO Tom Slingsby, an Olympic gold medallist, America's Cup winner and three-time SailGP champion.

Blending humour, pressure and behind-the-scenes access, the series captures life inside one of the world's most demanding sports leagues as the team operates as a tight-knit unit built on trust and camaraderie.

Brent Hodge will serve as director and showrunner, with Rob McElhenney - who co-owns Wrexham AFC with Reynolds and executive produces "Welcome to Wrexham" - also coming on board as executive producer through his More Better Productions banner.

The docuseries will be available exclusively on Disney+ internationally and on Disney+ and Hulu in the United States.