Last Chance U (2016)

Directed by

Greg Whiteley

Genre

documentary film, sport film

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 38 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series follows community college football players who are trying to turn their lives around. They face personal struggles and intense pressure as they work to earn a second chance at playing for a top Division I program.

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What happens

Last Chance U is an American documentary television series that is produced by and premiered on Netflix. The six-episode first season explores the football program at East Mississippi Community College, which features several collegiate athletes that have had trouble in their lives and struggled with finding structure. The players are then required to perform at the junior college (JUCO) level, under the stewardship of coach Buddy Stephens, in order to prove themselves and return to Division I. The series' second season returned to Mississippi, but transitioned to Independence Community College in Kansas for the show's third season, which premiered on July 21, 2018. This was followed by a return to Independence for the fourth season; it debuted on July 19, 2019. The final season took place at Laney College in Oakland, California and premiered on July 28, 2020. In 2020, it was announced that a scripted drama based on the first two seasons would be produced by and star Courteney Cox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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