# Ronaldinho: The One and Only (2026)

> A three-part Netflix docuseries following Brazilian football star Ronaldinho from young prodigy to global icon.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1104899

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- Episode runtime: 55 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Galvão Bueno, Lionel Messi, Carles Puyol, Roberto Carlos, Neymar, Anderson Luís de Souza
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37041367/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: celebratory, reflective, nostalgic, sincere

## What critics say

Audiences rate the miniseries mixed, with a modest 3.7/10 season rating reflecting limited enthusiasm for its hagiographic treatment of the footballer's career.

## Synopsis

Ronaldinho: The One and Only (2026) is a Brazilian sports documentary docuseries created for Netflix, produced in Portuguese and framed as a three-episode limited series. It follows Ronaldinho, the Brazilian football star, as he moves from a gifted young player into one of the most celebrated figures the sport has produced. The engine of the series is the arc of talent meeting pressure: the early flashes of extraordinary skill, the demands of the national team, and the weight of carrying a country's expectations on the pitch. Each of its roughly fifty-five-minute episodes moves through career milestones, matches, and personal stories, anchored by Ronaldinho himself as the principal voice. Wider football figures surface along the way, including Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and Roberto Carlos, and the commentator Galvão Bueno, whose broadcast voice has long narrated Brazilian soccer. Because it is a biography built from real events, the tone is celebratory and reflective, with a warm nostalgia for the game. Viewers who enjoy football documentaries and sports biographies in the vein of Messi and Senna will find the same blend of archival access and intimate storytelling, presented with the polish of a streaming production.

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