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Ballers

Network
HBO
Genre
Comedy
Premiered
21 June, 2015
Ballers

Ballers is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stephen Levinson and starring Dwayne Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired NFL player who must navigate his new career of choice as the financial manager of other NFL players. The series premiered on the American cable television network HBO on June 21, 2015, with a pilot episode written by Stephen Levinson and directed by Peter Berg. The fifth and final season premiered on August 25, 2019, and concluded on October 13, 2019.

Genre Comedy-drama
Created by Stephen Levinson
Starring Dwayne Johnson, Rob Corddry, John David Washington, Omar Miller, Donovan W. Carter, Troy Garity, London Brown, Jazmyn Simon, Arielle Kebbel
Opening theme "Right Above It" by Lil Wayne featuring Drake
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 47
Executive producer(s) Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg, Evan Reilly, Stephen Levinson, Rob Weiss, Denis Biggs, Julian Farino
Producer(s) Bret Slater, Peter Sussman, David Levinson, Lori Jo Nemhauser, Karyn McKarthy, Neena Beber, Janace Tashjian
Location(s) Los Angeles, New York, Miami, San Francisco (Season 3)
Cinematography Tobias Schliessler, Jamie Reynoso, Rodney Taylor
Editor(s) Colby Parker Jr, Jeffrey M. Werner
Camera setup Single
Running time 27 minutes
Production company(s) Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Seven Bucks Entertainment, Film 44
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Original network HBO
Picture format 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)

About Ballers

A former football player works as a financial manager for current and former players. The show is executive produced by Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson.

Achievement of Ballers

The pilot episode of the show was directed by Peter Berg. The theme song for the show is "Right Above It" by Lil Wayne featuring Drake

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Latest information about Ballers updated on July 28 2021.