The Offseason | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Created by | Midge Purce |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 22–30 minutes |
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Release | October 18, 2024 – present |
The Offseason is an American reality television miniseries created by Midge Purce that follows a group of soccer players in the offseason of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It premiered on Twitter on October 18, 2024.
Midge Purce and ten other NWSL players live and train together in Miami as they prepare for the NWSL preseason. [1]
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 6 | October 18, 2024 | November 22, 2024 |
No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "Episode 1" | October 18, 2024 |
2 | "Episode 2" | October 25, 2024 |
3 | "Episode 3" | November 1, 2024 |
4 | "Episode 4" | November 8, 2024 |
5 | "Episode 5" | November 15, 2024 |
6 | "Episode 6" | November 24, 2024 |
In December 2022, Midge Purce invited eleven other NWSL players [a] to two houses in Jupiter, Florida, as a proof of concept for the show. The players lived together for two weeks and trained in preparation for the 2023 season. Some footage from the fortnight was posted on social media. [3] The following year, Alexis Ohanian and Vanderpump Rules executive producer Alex Baskin joined Purce as executive producers for the project. [4] The Offseason filmed its first season in January 2024 in Miami, Florida, just before the 2024 preseason. [5] The series premiered on Twitter on October 18, 2024. [6]
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