Best Shot is an American documentary series directed by Michael John Warren and starring Jay Williams. The series follows Newark Central High School's basketball team, showing the lives of the players and the fortunes of the team, as they are mentored by Williams. It premiered on July 18, 2018 on YouTube Premium. The series is executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, and Warren.
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| Directed by | Michael John Warren |
| Starring | Jay Williams |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Gregory Purpura |
| Running time | 22–51 minutes |
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| Network | YouTube Premium |
| Release | July 18, 2018 |
Premise
editBest Shot follows Williams and "the lives of the students he hopes to inspire – as the ESPN analyst shares his journey from his championship college career at Duke to his post-crash loneliness and unsuccessful attempts at an NBA comeback – and mentors an inner-city high school team."[1]
Production
editDevelopment
editOn November 20, 2017, it was announced that YouTube had given the production a series order consisting of eight episodes. Michael John Warren is set to direct the series from SpringHill Entertainment and Boardwalk Pictures in association with Blue Ribbon Content. LeBron James and Maverick Carter will executive produce alongside Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard and Jordan Wynn of Boardwalk Pictures and Warren.[1][2][3][4][5] Alongside the release of the series official trailer, it was confirmed that the series would premiere on July 18, 2018.[6]
Marketing
editAlongside the initial series announcement, YouTube released a teaser trailer for the series.[1][2][3][4][5] On June 11, 2018, the official trailer for the series was released.[6]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "We All We Got" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
| 2 | "Leave This Town" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
| 3 | "Better Than My Parents" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
| 4 | "Lil Bad Choices" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
| 5 | "Don't Forget About Me" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
| 6 | "As One" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
| 7 | "Where You Wanna Be" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
| 8 | "We All We Need" | Michael John Warren | July 18, 2018 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Pedersen, Erik (November 20, 2017). "YouTube Red Sets Jay Williams Docuseries 'Best Shot'; LeBron James Among EPs". Deadline. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Spangler, Todd (November 20, 2017). "LeBron James to Produce Uplifting High-School Basketball Docu-Series for YouTube". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Jarvey, Natalie (November 20, 2017). "LeBron James' SpringHill Entertainment Sets Basketball Docuseries at YouTube". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Weiss, Geoff (November 20, 2017). "LeBron James To Produce 'Best Shot' Docuseries At YouTube Red - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Kashty, Meagan (November 20, 2017). "LeBron James to EP YouTube docuseries "Best Shot"". Real Screen. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Weiss, Geoff (June 11, 2018). "LeBron James-Produced YouTube Premium Series 'Best Shot' Drops July 18 (Trailer) - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. Retrieved June 11, 2018.