Starting 5 (2024)
- Genre
- documentary television program
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 2 seasons, 18 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This docuseries follows NBA players through a full season. It shows their games and their lives away from basketball.
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What happens
Starting 5 is an American television documentary series developed for Netflix. It follows various National Basketball Association (NBA) players throughout an entire NBA series, delving into their on-court performance and off-court personal lives. NBA player LeBron James' production company Uninterrupted, as well as Omaha Productions and Higher Ground Productions produced the series. James' business partner and friend Maverick Carter serves as an executive producer on the series, as does Omaha's Peyton Manning and Higher Ground's former president Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama. James starred in the first season alongside Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, Domantas Sabonis, and Jayson Tatum. Released on October 9, 2024, the season had a mixed critical reception. A second and final season starring Jaylen Brown, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, and James Harden was released on October 16, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Inside Series- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.