![]() ![]() ![]() Maybe now is the time to catch up and see what all the fuss was about. The most fun teen shows always just go there, don’t they?) Even if you weren’t in the target demo when this series originally aired, its shadow over pop culture loomed so large that you at least knew that even mentioning the idea of half-brothers playing basketball in a small town in North Carolina would be enough to tip fans into an avalanche of feelings. The characters can be players, managers, sportswriters, agents or even fans, but sports have to be central to the show (sorry, Sam Malone).Ĭreated by: Mark Schwahn Stars: Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton, Bethany Joy LenzĪ giant of the late-aughts WB/CW teen drama era, One Tree Hill is one of those deeply beloved, increasingly bizarro shows that managed to not only launch nearly as many Hollywood B-team careers as it had characters (look no further than Hallmark and Lifetime anytime a holiday-themed movie season rolls around for proof), but also to survive such wild storytelling decisions as-and this is not a joke-having a dog eat a main character’s heart. From 1978, when CBS’ The White Shadow assembled one of the first network dramas with a mostly black cast, to the debut of Apple TV+’s dramedy Ted Lasso, about an American football coach hired to lead a Premier League soccer club, TV producers have found fertile ground in the world of sports for their dramas and comedies.įor our list of the best sports series of all time, we’re looking at scripted series (so no 30 for 30, the compelling Last Chance U, or FX hit Welcome to Wrexham) primarily revolving around a sport, and there are plenty represented here: football, soccer, baseball, martial arts, tennis, horse racing, and professional wrestling. ![]() When just about every professional sports league on earth followed suit and I could no longer watch my beloved Atlanta United or Manchester City, I found myself turning to sports series like Netflix’s The English Game for comfort. It says a lot about our relationship with sports that the cancellation of the NBA season in 2020 was the first big signal that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to be unlike anything we’d seen before. ![]()
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