# Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2017)

> Two brothers in a small German town build rival sneaker empires, Adidas and Puma, out of a single shared workshop.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/66879

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 2
- Episode runtime: 173 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, history
- Network: Das Erste
- Cast: Christian Friedel, Hanno Koffler, Hannah Herzsprung, Alina Levshin, Ted Otis, John Keogh, Dirk Borchardt, Rafael Gareisen
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4610114/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: earnest, sober, intimate, bittersweet

## What critics say

Critics generally found the Dassler brothers' rivalry compellingly told and well acted, though the drama is restrained and sober in tone.

## Synopsis

Rivals Forever: The Sneaker Battle is a German biographical drama miniseries that traces the lives of brothers Adi and Rudi Dassler. Born in a small Bavarian town, the two share a family workshop that becomes the foundation of a sportswear industry. As their partnership frays, ambition, loyalty, and pride pull them apart and set them on separate paths, with the family drawn into the conflict. The series moves through business decisions, personal betrayals, and the hardship of the postwar years, staying close to the household where the rivalry began. Its tone is earnest, grounded, and sober, with a human focus on the cost of pride and the bonds that survive it. The period canvas is broad, but the emotional core is intimate, a family saga about two men who built something enduring by breaking what they had shared. Viewers drawn to rival-founder stories, true business histories, and restrained period drama will find it absorbing, though it is more measured and reflective than fast-paced corporate thrillers.

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