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Genre | Sports drama |
Created by | Reggie Rock Bythewood |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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Running time | 45–62 minutes |
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Network | Apple TV+ |
Release | October 29, 2021 – August 11, 2023 |
Swagger is an American sports drama television series created by Reggie Rock Bythewood. Loosely inspired by the experiences of NBA player Kevin Durant, [1] the series premiered on October 29, 2021 on Apple TV+. [2] In June 2022, the series was renewed for a second season. [3] In November 2023, the series was canceled after two seasons. [4]
Swagger has garnered critical acclaim from critics for its writing, acting (primarily Jackson's and Hill's), production values and social commentary.
Swagger explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption. [5]
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 10 | October 29, 2021 | December 17, 2021 | |
2 | 8 | June 23, 2023 | August 11, 2023 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "NBA" | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Reggie Rock Bythewood | October 29, 2021 |
2 | 2 | "Haterade" | Alex Hall | Samantha Corbin-Miller | October 29, 2021 |
3 | 3 | "Mano a Mano" | Alex Hall | Eric Simonson & Héctor Oliveras García | October 29, 2021 |
4 | 4 | "We Good?" | Rachel Leiterman | Norman Vance, Jr. | November 5, 2021 |
5 | 5 | "24 Hour Person" | Rachel Leiterman | Katrina O'Gilvie & Steve DiUbaldo | November 12, 2021 |
6 | 6 | "All on the Line" | Nijla Mu'min | Teleplay by : Nijla Mu'min Story by : Nijla Mu'min & Danielle Iman | November 19, 2021 |
7 | 7 | "#RADICALS" | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Reggie Rock Bythewood & George Dohrmann | November 25, 2021 |
8 | 8 | "Still I Rise" | Janice Cooke | Teleplay by : Samantha Corbin-Miller & George Dohrmann & Steve DiUbaldo Story by : Samantha Corbin-Miller | December 3, 2021 |
9 | 9 | "Follow-Through" | Janice Cooke | Teleplay by : Eric Simonson & Danielle Iman & Nijla Mu'min Story by : Eric Simonson & Danielle Iman | December 10, 2021 |
10 | 10 | "Florida" | Alex Hall | Teleplay by : Reggie Rock Bythewood and Norman Vance & Katrina O'Gilvie Story by : Reggie Rock Bythewood & Hector Oliveras Garcia | December 17, 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by [9] | Original release date [10] |
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11 | 1 | "The World Ain't Ready" | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Reggie Rock Bythewood | June 23, 2023 |
12 | 2 | "18" | Matthew A. Cherry | Steve DiUbaldo | June 30, 2023 |
13 | 3 | "RISE + FALL" | Matthew A. Cherry | Teleplay by : Joy Kecken Story by : Joy Kecken & Autumn Joy Jimerson | July 7, 2023 |
14 | 4 | "Through the Fire" | Reggie Rock Bythewood | J. M. Holmes & George Dohrmann | July 14, 2023 |
15 | 5 | "Are We Free?" | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Reggie Rock Bythewood & Racquel Baker | July 21, 2023 |
16 | 6 | "Jace + Crystal" | Nijla Mu'min | Steve DiUbaldo & Autumn Joy Jimerson | July 28, 2023 |
17 | 7 | "Homecoming" | Katina Medina Mora | J. M. Holmes & Rebecca Murga | August 4, 2023 |
18 | 8 | "Journey and Destination" | Katina Medina Mora | George Dohrmann & Racquel Baker | August 11, 2023 |
Apple began developing the project in February 2018, and it was ordered in December 2018 as a sports drama television series titled Swagger from Kevin Durant and Reggie Rock Bythewood. [11] [12] Bythewood will be the showrunner, writer, director, and executive producer with Durant, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Rich Kleiman, and Samantha Corbin Miller executive producing. [13] On June 15, 2022, Apple renewed the series for a second season. [3] On November 30, 2023, Apple announced that the series was canceled after two seasons. [4]
In October 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported that Winston Duke was cast as the lead, but in February 2020, Duke suffered an injury on set and was replaced with O’Shea Jackson Jr. [14] [15] On July 9, 2020, Quvenzhané Wallis joined the series in the role of Crystal, [16] and on January 15, 2021, Isaiah Hill, Shinelle Azoroh, Tristan Mack Wilds, Caleel Harris, Tessa Ferrer, Jason Rivera, Solomon Irama, Ozie Nzeribe, and James Bingham were all revealed to have been cast. [1] On August 11, 2022, Orlando Jones and Shannon Brown joined the cast as series regulars, while Christina Jackson and Sean Baker were promoted to series regulars for the second season. [17]
Alongside the casting of Winston Duke, Deadline Hollywood reported that filming would occur in October 2019. [14] After Duke’s injury in February 2020, filming was delayed due to recasting, and was then delayed even further due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By December 2020, filming restarted in Richmond, Virginia, with filming also taking place in Hopewell, Virginia in March 2021. [18] [19] [20] In April 2021, filming wrapped for the series. [21]
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