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Playmakers (2003)

Playmakers

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8h 11m

Crime, Drama, Sport

August 26th, 2003

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Synopsis

Playmakers is an American television series that aired on ESPN from August 26, 2003 to November 11, 2003. It depicted the lives of the Cougars, a fictional professional football team in an unidentified city. The show starred Omar Gooding, Marcello Thedford, Christopher Wiehl, Jason Matthew Smith, Russell Hornsby, and Tony Denison. The show, which ran eleven episodes, was the first original drama series created by ESPN. Although the ratings were very high for ESPN—Playmakers was the highest-rated show on the network other than its Sunday night NFL and Saturday college football games—ESPN eventually canceled the series under pressure from the National Football League, who thought professional football was being negatively portrayed.

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Cast

Tony Denison
Coach George
Omar Gooding
Demetrius Harris
Russell Hornsby
Leon Taylor
Jason Matthew Smith
Eric Olczyk
Marcello Thedford
Kelvin 'Buffalo' James
Christopher Wiehl
Derek McConnell
Bruce Gray
Gene Wilbanks
Stephen Bogaert
Phil Chambers
Phillip Jarrett
Coach Rudman
Karen LeBlanc
Robin Taylor
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Directors

T.J. Scott
(2 episodes, 2003)
John Bell
(1 episode, 2003)
Scott Brazil
(1 episode, 2003)
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Producers

Orly Adelson
executive producer
(11 episodes, 2003)
Michael Angeli
co-executive producer (11 episodes, 2003)
John Eisendrath
executive producer
(11 episodes, 2003)
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Writers

John Eisendrath
creator
(11 episodes, 2003)
John Eisendrath
written by
(3 episodes, 2003)
Peter Egan
staff writer
(1 episode, 2003)
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Taglines

If all you see is the athlete, open your eyes.

Keywords

interracial relationship
gay interest
closeted homosexual
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Country of Origin

United States of America
Canada

Languages

English

Release Dates

November 22nd, 2004 (Brazil)
November 23rd, 2004 (Chile)
May 31st, 2005 (Hungary)
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Alternative Titles

Playmakers (original title)
Playmakers (France)
A pálya királyai (Hungary)
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Locations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Running Times

491 min (United States of America) (11 episodes)

Production Companies

Touchstone Television
Orly Adelson Productions
ESPN Original Entertainment
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Distribution Companies

AXN (Hungary)
Fox Network (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network) (United States of America) (original airing)
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Special Effects Companies

Keyframe Digital Productions Inc. (visual effects)

Other Companies

Toronto Film Studios (movie studio)
William F. White International (Canada) (grip and lighting equipment)
Deluxe Post-Production (Canada) (post-production facilities)
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