Last Chance U is an American documentary streaming television series that is produced and premiered by Netflix. The six-episode first season explores the football program at East Mississippi Community College, which features several collegiate athletes that have had trouble in their lives and struggled with finding structure. The players are then required to perform at the junior college level, under the stewardship of coach Buddy Stephens, in order to prove themselves and return to Division I. The series' second season returned to Mississippi, but transitioned to Independence Community College in Kansas for the show's third season, which premiered on July 21, 2018. This was followed by a return to Independence for the fourth season; it debuted on July 19, 2019. The final season took place at Laney College in Oakland, California and premiered on July 28, 2020. In 2020, it was announced that a scripted drama based on the first two seasons would be produced by and starring Courteney Cox.
| Genre | Documentary, sports film |
| Directed by | Greg Whiteley, Adam Ridley, Luke Lorentzen |
| Music by | Yuri Tománek, Joseph Minadeo |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Producer(s) | Joe Labracio, Adam Leibowitz, Dawn Ostroff, Adam Ridley, Lucas Smith, James D. Stern, Greg Whiteley |
| Location(s) | Scooba, Mississippi (seasons 1–2), Independence, Kansas (seasons 3–4), Oakland, California (season 5) |
| Running time | 52–76 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Boardwalk Pictures, Condé Nast Entertainment, Endgame Entertainment, One Potato Productions |
| Distributor | Netflix |
| Netflix ID | 80091742 |
Over Last Chance U
A group of young football players come to East Mississippi Community College to try to take the next step in their sport. The third season takes place at Independence Community College in Kansas.
Prestaties van Last Chance U
The show was directed by Greg Whiteley and Adam Ridley. It won an International Documentary Association award for Best Episodic Series in 2016.
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