Full Court Press (TV series)

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Full Court Press
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Directed by Kristen Lappas
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network ESPN+
ABC
ReleaseMay 11, 2024 (2024-05-11)

Full Court Press is an American television documentary series developed for ESPN+. Produced by Omaha Productions and Words & Pictures in parternship with ESPN+, the series features women's basketball players Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, and Kiki Rice during their collegiate careers.

Development and release

In collaboration with ESPN+, the series was produced by Peyton Manning's production company Omaha Productions, as well as Words & Pictures. [1] [2] Manning and Clark were executive producers for the show. [1] [3] In an interview on The Pat McAfee Show , Manning explained that during the editing for Quarterback , the Omaha Productions team discussed working on a similar series relating to women's basketball. [4] [5] During pre-production, it was Clark that insisted the docuseries include other college players, rather than only focus on her senior season. [6] Kristen Lappas directed the series. [7]

The series stars Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, and Kiki Rice during their NCAA Division I women's basketball careers, specifically the 2023–24 season. [7] Clark and Cardoso are featured during their senior seasons with the Iowa Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks. [8] Meanwhile, footage of Rice features her during her sophomore season with the UCLA Bruins. [8]

Announced on March 18, 2024, [9] the series' first two episodes aired on May 11, 2024 on ESPN+ and ABC. [7] Episodes three and four aired the following day. [1] The series will be available for streaming on Hulu from May 14 through June 12. [5]

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References

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