The Sidemen Story is out now on Netflix
The perfect Valentine's Day treat...
After first being announced back in January, The Sidemen Story has now officially landed on streaming platform Netflix, leaving fans buzzing!
On Valentine's Day, Netflix posted a clip from the doc to social media, with the caption: 'The wait is over. The Sidemen Story, a new documentary film is now streaming.' (sic)
Founded in 2015, the collaborative YouTube channel is made up of Olajide 'JJ' Olatunji (KSI), Simon Minter (Miniminter), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Tobit 'Tobi' Brown (TBJZL), Ethan Payne (Behzinga), Vikram Singh Barn (Vikkstar123) and Harry Lewis (W2S). Altogether, the boys have amassed over 100 million subscribers across their YouTube channels, where they share challenges, games and video game commentaries.
In a statement, The Sidemen Story's director, former YouTube EMEA content chief Luke Hyams, said that the documentary would follow 'an inspirational decade plus a story of friendship, ambition, perseverance and seven grown men who still love to play Hide N Seek.'
Since 2016, The Sidemen have held an annual charity football match called The Sideman Charity Match. Held at the London Stadium, the 2023 match raised £2.4 million for charities including Rays of Sunshine, Teenage Cancer Trust and Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).
Also in 2023, a documentary about Sidemen member, boxer and musician KSI. KSI: In Real Life was available to watch on Amazon Prime, with Louis Theroux an executive producer on the documentary. Fans were given an insight into a year of KSI's life, including his UK tour, recording his upcoming third album and his relationships with his loved ones.
When is The Sidemen Story out?
The Sidemen Story is available to watch now.
The Sidemen confirmed the news of the documentary by sharing a teaser trailer to their Instagram page. The video was simply captioned: '14.02.24'.
How can I watch The Sidemen Story?
The Sidemen Story is available to watch on Netflix.
Take a look at some things you may not know about KSI:
KSI has a special meaning
KSI has confirmed that his initials stand for 'Knowledge, Strength, Integrity. He even has them tattooed on his arms.
KSI has met royalty!
In 2021, KSI was lucky enough to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! Taking to Instagram, KSI told fans that he asked the Duchess if she had 'ever made a Tik Tok'. Her answer was a big fat no.
KSI is a boxer
His most famous fight was with fellow YouTuber Logan Paul (brother of Jake Paul) in 2018, the fight was even named "the biggest amateur boxing match in history" by the Radio Times.
In 2019, KSI and Logan Paul were in the ring again and the rapper won by split decision. At the end of 2021, the pair had teased a major announcement, declaring they would be confirming "The Final Chapter" of their rivalry on an Instagram Live stream.
However, despite fans hoping for a rematch, turns out they were just releasing an energy drink called 'Prime'.
KSI later went up against Tommy Fury, in a fight which took place in Manchester in October 2023. Tommy was ruled the winner after the tense bout, with KSI describing the result as a 'robbery'.
KSI didn't finish school
Apparently, when money-savvy KSI found out he was earning more than his teachers from YouTube and sponsorship deals, he decided to quit when he was in sixth form. He has admitted that his parents weren't too supportive of his decision.
In an interview on This Morning in January 2023, KSI explained his decision in more detail: "It got to the point where I spoke to my teacher and you know like, 'I'm making this amount' and he was like, 'How much is it?' and I was like, '£1,500 a month'.
"He was like 'that's more than me'. I was like 'rah' and at that point, I was like I'm out! I don't need to be at school anymore."
Of his parents' reaction, he opened up: "They wanted me to be a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer, all of that and I had no interest in that. First of all, I just wasn't smart enough - that was just a lot for me to do. I couldn't go into sport because I was just terrible. I was just terrible at all of that so I told my parents I wanted to be a YouTuber and they laughed.
"They were just like, 'We worked so hard to get you into private school… We're in debt, so much debt to get you into the best position possible and you want to throw it away to just be a YouTuber and I was like 'yes!'" Thankfully, KSI was able to pay back his parents' debts!
He supports Arsenal
KSI is a true London boy and is an avid supporter of Arsenal FC. He's even created videos with various players, including Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mesut Ozil. When it comes to the World Cup, he has previously revealed that he supports Nigeria.
His original YouTube username wasn't as catchy
Just like all of us in our younger days, KSI's first YouTube name wasn't as catchy. He registered his first account on YouTube under the username "JideJunior" in 2008 in his early teens.
KSI does a lot for charity
He loves to give back. He often donates money he makes from adverts during his YouTube videos towards specific causes close to his heart.
KSI does a lot for charity
He loves to give back. He often donates money he makes from adverts during his YouTube videos towards specific causes close to his heart. KSI also plays charity football matches with his YouTube group the Sidemen.
He's a telly star
As well as YouTube and music, KSI has made appearances on Celebrity Gogglebox and The Great British Bake Off.
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