Swagger!

Swagger is an upcoming American sports drama television series from Kevin Durant and Brian Grazer.[1]

Swagger!
GenreSports drama
Created by
Written byReggie Rock Bythewood
Directed byReggie Rock Bythewood
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
DistributorApple TV+
Release
Original networkApple TV+

Premise

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.[2]

Cast
  • O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Ike
  • Quvenzhané Wallis as Crystal
  • Isaiah Hill as Jace
  • Shinelle Azoroh as Jenna
  • Tristan Mack Wilds as Alonzo Powers
  • Caleel Harris as Musa
  • Tessa Ferrer as Meg Bailey
  • Jason Rivera as Nick
  • Solomon Irama as Phil Marksby
  • Ozie Nzeribe as Royale
  • James Bingham as Drew Murphy
  • Andrew C. Williams as Kai

Production

Development and pre-production

On October 1, 2019, Deadline Hollywood announced that Winston Duke would appear in a sports drama television series titled Swagger from Kevin Durant and Reggie Rock Bythewood.[3] However, due to an unrelated injury, Duke had to leave the series, and was later replaced by O'Shea Jackson Jr. the following year on February 5.[4] On July 9, 2020, Quvenzhané Wallis joined the series in the role of Crystal,[5] 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]

References
  1. Denise Petski (January 15, 2021). "'Swagger': Apple's Kevin Durant Basketball Drama Adds Nine To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. Denise Petski (February 5, 2020). "O'Shea Jackson Jr. To Star In Apple's Kevin Durant Basketball Drama 'Swagger' In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. Nellie Andreeva (October 1, 2019). "Winston Duke To Headline Apple's Kevin Durant Drama Series 'Swagger' From Imagine & CBS TV Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. Joe Otterson (February 5, 2020). "O'Shea Jackson Jr. Takes Over Lead Role in Apple Basketball Drama 'Swagger' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. Denise Petski (July 9, 2020). "Quvenzhané Wallis To Star In Apple's Kevin Durant Basketball Drama 'Swagger'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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