All American
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All Americanis one of the few written football game TV show , but seven other serial publication ( scripted and documentary film ) will invoke to sports fan of the CW sports dramatic event . Netflix promptly addedAll Americanseason 6 to its streaming catalog after its finaleon the CW , meaning that those who did n’t get to follow season 6 can now do so . However , after binge - watch all 15 episode , fans can look to other shows to stave off their raise prediction forthe release ofAll Americanseason 7 , whether they are fictional likeAll Americanor documentaries that follow tangible football squad and player .
Daniel Ezra , who plays Spencer James , confirmed he will not repay forAll Americanseason 7 , and some speculate the forthcoming episodes will feature a revamped cast and bring the show back to high school .
All Americanis inspired by a true report — Spencer James and his narration is based on the life of Spencer Paysinger . Paysinger was a line backer in the National Football League ( NFL ) from 2011 to 2017 . He play for the New York Giants , Miami Dolphins , New York Jets , and Carolina Panthers over the grade of his vocation . Like Spencer inAll American , Paysinger acquire up in South Los Angeles and meet for Beverly Hills High School ’s football game squad . Spencer and Paysinger ’s underdog stories are inspiring , which is the grit of many sports drama and documentaries .
7Last Chance U
2016–2020
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Netflix salute Last Chance U , a play documentary series that follows dissimilar college football campus programme and the student - athletes within , accentuate the struggles they face balancing shoal , training , and personal living . As many of the vernal men find themselves at a crossroads with only one blastoff allow for to make it at the collegial grade , the show kernel on the accompaniment they receive from their academic advisors while trying to keep up with their jitney ' increasingly insurmountable expected value .
Last Chance U , a Netflix sports documentary film TV series , follow different college football broadcast and is the perfect sentinel afterAll American(if one is open to watching a non - scripted show ) . The docuseries begins with East Mississippi Community College ’s football game team , which includesseveral talented young men with troubled past looking for structure and a place to belong to . Last Chance Ucontains five seasons , with the first two covering different football game seasons at the community of interests college in Scooba , Mississippi , season 3 and 4 following Independence Community College in Independence , Kansas , and the concluding time of year depicting Laney College in Oakland , California .
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Netflix presents Last Chance U, a sports documentary series that follows different college football campus programs and the student-athletes within, emphasizing the struggles they face balancing school, training, and personal lives. As many of the young men find themselves at a crossroads with only one shot left to make it at the collegiate level, the show centers on the support they receive from their academic advisors while trying to keep up with their coaches' increasingly insurmountable expectations.
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Based on the book of the same name, Friday Night Lights is a sports drama series that centers around the Dillon Panthers, a high school football team in Texas. The show focuses on the small town and the community they share, tackling major social and political issues and the players' challenges as they go through an increasingly difficult season.
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Ballers is an HBO comedy series that stars Dwayne ‘The Rock" Johnson as a former football player-turned-financial manager for other players. This series looks at the lives of football players on and off the field as Johnson’s character navigates a complex minefield of rules required to manage a full team.
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Many ofthe players feature inLast Chance Uhave made it to the NFL , like Spencer James inAll American . However , exchangeable to Spencer , they had to experience numerous highs and lows to get to where they are today , and they are all chronicled in Netflix’sLast Chance U.Unfortunately , season 5 was the telly show ’s last , buta written dramatic play based onLast Chance Uis reportedly in development , with Courteney Cox put to produce and star .
6Friday Night Lights
2006–2011
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Based on the book of the same name , Friday Night Lights is a sports drama series that centers around the Dillon Panthers , a high schoolhouse football team in Texas . The show focuses on the lowly town and the residential area they share , tackle major social and political issues and the players ' challenges as they go through an increasingly difficult season .
Friday Night Lightsis arguably the pinnacle sport dramaand set the stage forAll American . Jason Katims ' NBC serial premiered in 2006 and ran until 2008 when it move to DirecTV ’s 101 internet , where it lasted for three time of year beforeFriday Night Lightsendedin 2011 . Even though the show receive high praise from critics and garnered a passionate and loyal fanbase , Friday Night Lightssuffered from low rating , resulting in its convert networks . Nevertheless , Friday Night Lightspersisted and is regarded as not only one of the best football series , but also one of the slap-up shows of all time .
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Kyle Chandler
Eric Taylor
Connie Britton
Tami Taylor
Aimee Teegarden
Set in the world of professional football, Quarterback revolves around rookie sensation Michael Carter, who rises from a small town to the glaring spotlight of the NFL. Battling personal demons, fierce competition, and the intense pressures of fame, Michael strives to lead his team to victory.
Julie Taylor
Taylor Kitsch
Tim Riggins
Jesse Plemons
Landry Clarke
Zach Gilford
Matt Saracen
Minka Kelly
Lyla Garrity
Adrianne Palicki
Tyra Collette
Scott Porter
Jason Street
Gaius Charles
Brian " Smash " Williams
Michael B. Jordan
Vince Howard
Jurnee Smollett
Jess Merriweather
Matt Lauria
Luke Cafferty
Friday Night Lightsrevolves around the Dillon Panthers , a high shoal football team in Texas contribute by Kyle Chandler ’s Coach Eric Taylor . The show focuses on Coach Taylor and his house , including his wife Tami and teenage daughter Julie , along with multiple football players , most notably Matt Saracen and Tim Riggins . Friday Night Lightsfeatures inspirational quotes , complex characters , intense play , and an challenging ( and realistic ) portraying of Middle America .
5Ballers
2015–2019
Ballers is an HBO clowning series that stars Dwayne ' The Rock " Johnson as a former football player - turned - fiscal managing director for other players . This serial publication calculate at the lives of football players on and off the champaign as Johnson ’s character navigates a complex minefield of rules ask to manage a full team .
If tired of the heavy drama after watchingAll American , fans should watch outBallers , acomedy - play HBO show star Dwayne Johnsonas a retired NFL role player . Ballers , create by Stephen Levinson , followsJohnson ’s Spencer Strasmore , who is coping with what comes next after football game and finally turns to the financial side of the sport . Spencer becomes a financial manager for other NFL players , and as the serial continues , he work to get up in the ranks of the football cosmos off the field .
Once complete withAll Americanseason 6 on Netflix , viewers can easily switch toBallersand start the acclaimed sports funniness - play from the beginning .
Ballersran from June 2015 until October 2019 , lasting for five seasons and 47 episodes , andfeatured an endless number of real - life athlete guest stars , include Steph Curry , Odell Beckham Jr. , DeSean Jackson , and more . regrettably , HBO canceledBallersafter season 5as ratings and reexamination get to refuse , but it is available to stream on Netflix . So , once finished withAll Americanseason 6 on Netflix , viewers can well shift toBallersand start out the acclaimed sports comedy - dramatic event from the beginning .
4We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
2021
We Are : The Brooklyn Saintsis anotherNetflix sport documentary serial , and itfollows the players and coaches belonging to a youth football program in Brooklyn , New York . The docuseries concentrate on around these young athletes and their altruistic tutor , who inspire their players , instill within them good values , and stress the importance of having fun while playing football game . Over the course ofWe Are : The Brooklyn Saints , the hearing watches as the Brooklyn Saints start their season and work hard to make it to the home title in Florida .
We Are : The Brooklyn Saints ' Tomatometer mark onRotten Tomatoessits at 91 percent .
We Are : The Brooklyn Saintsconsists of four installment , so , it would be a immediate binge after finishingAll Americanseason 6 on Netflix . The athletes and coaches look hard knocks and strive to try their natural endowment and worth on a national phase in the documentary boob tube show , similar to Spencer ’s journeying in the CW play dramatic play .
The CW renew All American for season 7 , and although rumors lay claim it will boast a revamped cast , it must still feature some original characters .
3Quarterback
July 12, 2023
sic in the humans of professional football , Quarterback revolves around rookie sensation Michael Carter , who climb from a lowly townspeople to the glaring glare of the NFL . Battling personal daimon , fierce competition , and the acute pressures of fame , Michael strives to lead his squad to victory .
Netflix get it on its sports docudrama — Quarterback , a television show following a fistful of quarterbacks in the NFL , debut in July 2023 and dwell of eight episodes . While Spencer James is n’t a quarterback inAll American(Jordan Baker is ) , the docuseries cater an inside look into a professional football histrion ’s mind and life on the field of operations , which should appeal to fans of the CW sports dramatic play . Quarterbackreceived high kudos from critics and viewer alike , asthe docuseries gives the audience the entertaining view of one of the good football game players in the NFLright now .
Netflix releasedReceiver , a variation docuseries from the creators ofQuarterback , in July 2024 , and the show follow NFL receivers Davante Adams , George Kittle , Deebo Samuel , Justin Jefferson , and Amon - Ra St. Brown .
Quarterbackshines a spotlight on NFL quarterbacks such asthree - metre Super Bowl adept and MVP Patrick Mahomes , Minnesota Vikings ' peachy Kirk Cousins ( who now plays for the Atlanta Falcons ) , and Heisman winner Marcus Mariota ( who played for the Falcons while filming the docuseries but is now with the Washington Commanders ) . TheNetflix sports documentary film showQuarterbackfollows the 2022 NFL season and is the first time the NFL has allowed quarterbacks to fag mike during games . So , Quarterbackcaptures all of Mahomes , Cousins , and Mariota ’s foiling and celebrations on the arena .
2Titletown High
August 27, 2021
Taking it back to high-pitched schoolhouse football ( the roots ofAll Americanon the CW ) , Netflix releasedTitletown Highin August 2021.Titletown Highis probably the most likeAll Americanof all the non - written football seriesas it knead more like a reality TV show than a documentary film . The Netflix series survey the life history of students at Valdosta High School in Valdosta , Georgia , focusing on those on the Valdosta Wildcats football squad and their friends .
Titletown Highis the arrant balance between those wanting to watch a fictional sports drama show and a sports documentary .
So , Titletown Highdoesn’t only rotate around football plot ; it alsoexplores the off - the - field relationships between the players and their booster / cooperator , likeAll American . The realness TV show only lasted for one time of year and eight episodes on the streaming platform since Netflix seemingly did n’t pick it up for a second season . Nevertheless , Titletown Highis the everlasting balance between those wanting to watch out a fictional sports drama show and a sports documentary film , and it ’s easily accessible on Netflix .
1The Game
2006–2009, 2011–2015, 2021–2023
The Gameis a television receiver series that has undergone many changesover the years . First , the show premiere in 2006 on the CW as a spinoff ofGirlfriendsand follow Tia Mowry - Hardrict as Melanie , a professional football game player ’s girlfriend who befriend his teammates ' cooperator . After the season 3 last , the CW canceledThe Game , and it was prorogue for almost two years before BET picked the serial up in 2011.The Gameran for six more seasons before end in August 2015 . However , in this day and age of revitalisation and reboots , The Game ’s story was n’t over yet .
The GameTV Show
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The Gameseasons 1–3
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October 1 , 2006 – May 15 , 2009
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The Gameseasons 4–9
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January 11 , 2011 – August 5 , 2015
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November 11 , 2021 – February 9 , 2023
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Paramount+ consecrate a revival ofThe Game , which relocated the show from San Diego to Las Vegas , in 2021 . The revivification is more character - drive and focus on the surd truths of the being of racism , sexism , and more within the football globe . Consequently , Paramount+‘sThe Gamereceived positive reviews , but it was still canceled after time of year 2 . So , after finishingAll American , it ’s worthwhile towatchThe Gameon Paramount+ ( except for the revitalization because the pennant frustratingly removed it from its library ) .
