Ballers
| Ballers | |
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| 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 feat. Drake |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| 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) |
Florida New York |
| 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | June 21, 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ballers is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stephen Levinson and starring Dwayne Johnson. The series premiered on the American cable television network HBO on June 21, 2015. The pilot episode was written by Levinson and directed by Peter Berg. On July 10, 2015, HBO announced the series would be renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 17, 2016. On July 28, 2016, Ballers was renewed for a third season.
The series premiered in the U.S. on HBO on June 21, 2015; in Canada on June 21, 2015 on HBO Canada; in Italy on September 4, 2015 on Sky Atlantic; in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2015 on Sky Atlantic; and in Australia on September 15, 2015 on Showcase.
The first season of Ballers received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 80%, based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ballers may not be a game-changer, but it scores points with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, who brings charm and depth to the NFL version of Entourage." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
On Rotten Tomatoes the season has a rating of 57%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. On Metacritic, the season has a score of 63 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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