Season 8 • Episode 1
UpcomingWhen a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Compton and Beverly Hills - begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.
Acting
Daniel Ezra's American accent deserves its own Emmy campaign.
Writing
Somehow makes football games feel like life-or-death stakes.
Creator
April Blair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Spencer Paysinger appears as an assistant coach in multiple episodes, usually standing silently in the background looking judgmental.
The show's shift from high school to college to post-grad professional leagues mirrors Paysinger's actual career trajectory — and explains why the cast aged in dog years while characters barely graduated.
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