Big Shot (TV series)

Big Shot is an upcoming American sports dramedy streaming television series developed by Dean Lorey and David E. Kelley based on an original idea by Brad Garrett for Disney+ starring John Stamos in the lead role.[1]

This article is about the upcoming television series for Disney+. For the 2007 series from Jon Harmon Feldman, see Big Shots (TV series).
Big Shot
Genre
Created byBrad Garrett
Developed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companiesDavid E Kelley Productions
ABC Signature
DistributorDisney Platform Distribution
Release
Original networkDisney+

Premise

The series follows a temperamental basketball coach who is fired from his current job and ends up in an elite girl's private high school.

Cast

Main
  • John Stamos as Marvyn, a temperamental basketball coach who coaches at a girl's private high school.
  • Jessalyn Gilsig[2] as Holly, a good humoured down-to-earth assistant coach.
  • Yvette Nicole Brown as Sherilyn, the no-nonsense dean of the high school.
  • Richard Robichaux as George
  • Sophia Mitri Schloss as Emma
  • Nell Verlaque as Louise
  • Tiana Le as Destiny
  • Monique Green as Olive
  • Tisha Custodio as Carolyn "Mouse" Smith
  • Cricket Wampler as Samantha "Giggles"[3][4]

Recurring

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1TBABill D'Elia[6]Dean Lorey[6]TBA

Production

Development

In October 2019, Disney+ ordered a ten episode hour-long dramedy based on the original idea by Brad Garrett who pitched the idea to David E. Kelley and developed it along with Dean Lorey. The trio along with Bill D'Elia were to executive produce with ABC Signature acting as the Production house. Lorey was to write the script and D'Elia to direct the first episode.[6][7]

Casting

John Stamos was cast in the lead role. In late October, the casting of the series regulars were released, attaching Shiri Appleby as assistant coach and Yvette Nicole Brown as dean of the school, along with Richard Robichaux as George, Sophia Mitri Schloss as Emma, Nell Verlaque as Louise, Tiana Le as Destiny, Monique Green as Olive, Tisha Custodio as Carolyn ‘Mouse’ Smith, and Cricket Wampler as Samantha ‘Giggles’.[3][4] In late January 2020, it was revealed that Jessalyn Gilsig had replaced Shiri Appleby as Holly to make the character a contemporary to Stamos' role.[2] On November 19, 2020, Keala Settle and Emery Kelly were cast in recurring roles.[5]

Filming

Principal photography for Big Shot began in November 2019.[8] In March 2020, production was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Production for the series also shut down for a day in November after a positive COVID-19 test that later resulted in being a false positive, and for the rest of 2020 in December, also for a positive COVID-19 test.[10] Filming was set to resume in January 2021 in Los Angeles.[11] Filming paused again at the end of January after a second positive COVID-19 test.[12]

References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie (October 30, 2019). "John Stamos To Star In 'Big Shot', Disney+ Dramedy Series From David E. Kelley, Brad Garrett & Dean Lorey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (January 24, 2020). "'Big Shot': Jessalyn Gilsig Joins Disney+ Series From David E. Kelley In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. Fox, Sarah (November 3, 2019). "Disney+ 'Big Shot' Comedy adds Shiri Appleby and Yvette Nicole Brown". Slanted. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. Petski, Denise (November 1, 2019). "'Big Shot': Shiri Appleby, Yvette Nicole Brown Among Cast Set For Disney+ Dramedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. Petski, Denise (November 19, 2020). "'Big Shot': Keala Settle & Emery Kelly To Recur In Disney+ Dramedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  6. Otterson, Joe (October 30, 2019). "Disney Plus Orders High School Basketball Series From David E. Kelley, John Stamos to Star". Variety. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. Sippell, Margeaux (October 30, 2019). "Disney+ Orders 'Big Shot' Dramedy Series Starring John Stamos". TheWrap. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. Goldberg, Lesley (October 30, 2019). "David E. Kelley Dramedy Starring John Stamos Set at Disney+". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  9. Thorne, Will; Aurthur, Kate (March 12, 2020). "All the Shows and Movies Shut Down or Delayed Because of Coronavirus but production will hopefully pick up by August 2020". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (November 4, 2020). "'Big Shot' Production Paused For A Day After Initially Positive COVID-19 Test". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  11. Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2020). "'Big Shot' Disney+ Series Shuts Down Production After Positive Covid-19 Test". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (February 4, 2021). "'Big Shot' Disney+ Series Pauses Production After Positive Covid-19 Test". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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