SWAGGER
If you love sports dramas like FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and ALL AMERICAN, Apple TV+’s newest series SWAGGER (trailer here) could be your next favorite show. Based on the early life of Kevin Durant, SWAGGER explores the world of youth basketball in the Washington, D.C. area. The series immerses you into this specific yet relatable world in which the players, their families, and their coaches are all striving to do their best under extreme pressure. Each episode combines the excitement of basketball with grounded emotional moments. O’Shea Jackson, Jr. shines as Ike, the flawed but good-natured head coach and former youth basketball prodigy who has to grapple with his unrealized potential when the team’s newest player Jace is generating the same hype Ike once received. With strong performances, compelling dramatic tension, and heartwarming family moments, SWAGGER is already emerging as must-see TV. You can catch up on the first five episodes this weekend, with new episodes dropping every Friday on Apple TV+.
—Dustin Sloane, Development Assistant
