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

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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