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- 2021
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- 2021
- TV-14
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Summary Coach Ike (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) mentors top player Jace Carson (Isaiah Hill) and the rest of the team in this sport drama inspired by Kevin Durant's experiences with youth basketball.
Created By: Reggie Rock Bythewood
- 2021
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
- 2021
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
Swagger
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 29, 2021
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5.6
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Summary Coach Ike (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) mentors top player Jace Carson (Isaiah Hill) and the rest of the team in this sport drama inspired by Kevin Durant's experiences with youth basketball.
Created By: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
79
91% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
9% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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While in the first season, Black stereotypes have been subverted (especially Black women's, through Shinelle Azoroh’s beautiful performance), now we get to see something that TV and films often fail to show: Reconciliation, family reconstruction, forgiveness, and reconnection. Better yet, it's done in a way that feels organic and well-paced. That said, Swagger still delivers if you only come for the basketball.
Creator Reggie Rock Bythewood constructs a world so richly realized that there’s no doubt in our minds it existed long before we were invited in, and will continue to exist long after we leave. Add vivid characters and sharp storytelling, and it takes only a few episodes for Swagger to establish itself as one of the best new series of the year.
Whether you’re a basketball junkie or a casual fan, “Swagger” is an instantly captivating and authentic dramatic ride.
“Swagger,” intended for an audience that includes young people, is schematic, presenting lessons for its team of kids to figure out and conflicts for them to overcome. But crisp dialogue and winning performances, including by Quvenzhané Wallis as a young talent facing conflicts of her own with her overly insinuating coach help it maintain interest.
“Swagger” might have one manufactured conflict too many, but when it settles into the stories that come naturally from these kids dealing with an uncertain future, it shines.
Like a lot of shows about young people, “Swagger” has a habit of repeating itself a few too many times to make sure the message lands, but it never succumbs to its sizable “After School Special” potential because of Bythewood’s emphasis on people over theme.
Swagger has its moments. Yet for the most part, it plays more like a second-tier series than a blue-chip one.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 User Ratings
5.6
47% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 User Ratings
5.6
47% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
21% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
32% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Apple Studios
- CBS Studios
- Imagine Television
- Talent One
- Thirty Five Media
- Undisputed Cinema
Initial Release Date: Oct 29, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 2 Nominations
Humanitas Prize
• 1 Nomination
Pena de Prata
• 1 Nomination
