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'Swagger' trailer previews Kevin Durant autobiographical drama

By Fred Topel   |   Sept. 30, 2021 at 3:37 PM
Kevin Durant executive produces "Swagger," a drama inspired by his childhood in youth basketball prior to the NBA. File Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI O'Shea Jackson Jr. plays a coach in the Apple TV+ basketball drama "Swagger." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI Isaiah Hill (left) plays Jace, a young basektball star on coach Ike's (O'Shea Jackson Jr.) team. Photo courtesy of Apple Isaiah Hill plays Jace Carson on "Swagger." Photo courtesy of Apple Kevin Durant inspired the Apple TV+ drama "Swagger," which Durant executive produces. File Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Apple TV+ released the first trailer for the drama Swagger on Thursday. Kevin Durant produces the show with Reggie Rock Bythewood and Brian Grazer, inspired by Durant's youth.

Isaiah Hill stars as Jace, a 14-year-old basketball player named Jace Carson. Carson dreams of being scouted for the NBA.

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O'Shea Jackson Jr. plays a coach, Ike, a former player himself. Quvenzhane Wallis also stars as Crystal, another young basketball player.

The trailer shows action on the court and drama outside. The police stop players on the street, and protests with signs reading "I can't breathe," like Eric Garner and George Floyd said, are visible.

Other characters include Jace's mother, Jenna (Shinelle Azoroh), who shares her son's dream. Musa (Caleel Harris) is the team's point guard.

Drew Murphy (James Bingham) is a player from an affluent area. Phil Marksby (Solomon Irama) is a rival player.

Royale (Ozie Nzeribe) is an inferior player, but one with a wealthy father. Meg Bailey (Tessa Ferrer) plays a rival coach.

Alonzo Powers (Tristan Mack Wilds) runs the grassroots division of a shoe company. Nick (Jason Rivera) is a player who came from Puerto Rico to make it to the top.

Bythewood created and showruns Swagger. He also writes and directs episodes of the show.

Swagger premieres with three episodes on Oct. 29. New episodes air weekly on Fridays through Dec. 17.