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When Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum stepped foot on the sidewalk in front of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre for the world premiere of Netflix’s Starting 5, an announcer’s voice cut through the music to announce the arrival of a “world champion” over the loud speakers. Yes, there was an announcer and a deejay at the high-energy Sept. 23 premiere, which featured a hardcourt in place of a traditional red carpet and rows of basketballs to set the scene.

“It’s a hell of a feeling, man,” Tatum told The Hollywood Reporter minutes later of being introduced to the crowd in that way, thanks to his Boston Celtics winning the NBA championship last season, a victory followed by a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. “We accomplished something that’s almost impossible to do, something we worked very hard to do. I’m glad we made it happen.”

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Netflix has released the first full trailer for Starting 5. The documentary series will follow 5 different NBA players throughout the 2023-24 NBA season including LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings, Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat. The 10-episode series will debut on Netflix on October 9.

Now, Netflix has released the trailer for Starting 5. The series shows the life of James, Tatum, Sabonis, Edwards, and Butler on and off the court. Not only will their respective runs through the season be covered, including Tatum winning his first NBA title with The Celtics, but it also highlights their family life and the pressure of being a high-profile NBA player.

Directed by Susan Ansman, Trishtan Williams, Peter J. Scalettar and executive produced by Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Philip Byron and Randy Mims (for Uninterrupted); President Barack Obama,...

Netflix has put together a Starting 5 of NBA stars whose season-long journeys have been chronicled in a 10-episode sports series.

Tipping off on Wednesday, Oct. 9, Starting 5 offers a behind-the-scenes look at the 2023-24 NBA season as told through the eyes of Jimmy Butler (of the Miami Heat), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics).

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Jayson Tatum in ‘Starting 5’ (Photo Courtesy of Netflix © 2024)

Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings) and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) make up the titular five in Netflix’s upcoming unscripted sports series Starting 5. Premiering this October, the 10-episode series will provide an inside look at the 2023-2024 NBA season, focusing on five key players.

“The series captures their battles on and off the court as they chase greatness, push through injuries, and balance the demands of family and legacy,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “James pushes himself harder than ever to stay healthy – and dominant – in his 21st season, while Edwards electrifies with his rapid rise. Butler’s relentless drive propels the Heat, Sabonis anchors the Kings with his versatile play, and Tatum leads the Celtics in their quest for a record 18th championship. Starting 5 delivers an unfiltered view of life...

Netflix has announced its newest sports series, Starting 5, which will premiere on October 9, 2024. The 10-part series provides an intense, behind-the-scenes look at the 2023-24 NBA season through the eyes of five of the league’s biggest players – Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings), and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics).

The series captures their battles on and off the court as they chase greatness, push through injuries, and balance the demands of family and legacy. James pushes himself harder than ever to stay healthy – and dominant – in his 21st season, while Edwards electrifies with his rapid rise.

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Butler’s relentless drive propels the Heat, Sabonis anchors the Kings with his versatile play, and Tatum leads the Celtics in their quest for a record 18th championship. Starting 5 delivers an unfiltered view of life at the pinnacle of professional basketball.

Netflix has announced the new 10-part sports series “Starting 5,” featuring NBA players LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards and Domantas Sabonis.

“Starting 5” gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the 2023-24 NBA season through the eyes of James (Los Angeles Lakers), Tatum (Boston Celtics), Butler (Miami Heat), Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Sabonis (Sacramento Kings). Per the official synopsis: “The series captures their battles on and off the court as they chase greatness, push through injuries, and balance the demands of family and legacy. James pushes himself harder than ever to stay healthy — and dominant — in his 21st season, while Edwards electrifies with his rapid rise. Butler’s relentless drive propels the Heat, Sabonis anchors the Kings with his versatile play, and Tatum leads the Celtics in their quest for a record 18th championship. ‘Starting 5’ delivers an unfiltered view of life at the pinnacle of professional basketball.”

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The Netflix basketball series following LeBron James, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards, Domantas Sabonis and Jayson Tatum has been confirmed, with October 9 premiere.

The streamer’s Starting 5 comes from James’ Uninterrupted in association with the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions. It is Netflix’s latest high-end sport series and will launch in just a few weeks’ time. Reports emerged last year.

Modeled after Quarterback, Starting 5 provides an intense, behind-the-scenes look at the 2023-24 NBA season through the eyes of five of the league’s biggest players. It captures their battles on and off the court as they chase greatness, push through injuries, and balance the demands of family and legacy.

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Netflix has worked with James’ Uninterrupted before on sports shows including Hustle and Neymar: The Perfect Chaos. Meanwhile, the Obamas’ Higher Ground is...

Netflix’s big new NBA docuseries is official. The streaming giant says that the series, called Starting 5, will debut Oct. 9 and follow NBA superstars LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards, Jimmy Butler and Domantas Sabonis during the 2023-2024 season, giving viewers “an unfiltered view of life at the pinnacle of professional basketball.”

Uninterrupted, the production company co-founded by James, is producing the series, with Maverick Carter serving as an EP.

Former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are also among the executive producers, with their Higher Ground serving as one of the production companies, as is Peyton Manning through his Omaha Productions.

Starting 5 has been in the works for nearly a year, but the 10-episode series is finally set to make its debut just ahead of the new NBA season, coming off of a big championship season for Tatum and the Celtics.

The series is arguably one of the biggest...

CBS’ Super Bowl Lviii and Disney+/ESPN+ animated Toy Story Funday Football were the top scorers with three wins each at the 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards, which were handed out tonight at Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan.

Four other programs tied with two statuettes apiece at the ceremony hosted by The Kid Mero: NFL Networks’ perennial trophy hog NFL 360, Apple TV+’s Super League: The War for Football, Golf Channel’s Unredeemable and HBO’s now-wrapped Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

See the full list of winners recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences below.

Longtime NFL studio host James Brown received the Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as “a significant influence and a consistent presence in sports broadcasting,” Sharp said. He has anchored pro football pregame shows including The NFL Today, NFL on Fox and Inside the NFL and has hosted the Super Bowl a record 12 times.

Stars: Graham Hughes, Annabel Logan, Paddy Kondracki, Joma West, Stephen Beavis, Patrick O’Brien, Josie Rogers | Written and Directed by Graham Hughes

[Note: With the film out now, here’s a reposting of our review of the excellent Death of a Vlogger from it’s screening at last years Frightfest]

Death of a Vlogger tells the story of Graham, an ambitious vlogger who gains viral fame after one of his videos apparently contains an alleged out-of-this-world haunting. Following that experience Graham succumbs to the darker supernatural side of the web and deals with the effects of being famous on the internet.

I’ve long-documented my dislike for found footage films. I often think that the use of the format is a shortcut to create horror – in particular jump scares, cut corners in terms of filming quality and, with that, storytelling. However… Death of a Vlogger does something completely different with the format, bringing in the facets and tropes of vlogging, YouTube videos and live-streaming to create a truly modern, cutting edge take on a film format that has,...

Stars: Graham Hughes, Annabel Logan, Paddy Kondracki, Joma West, Stephen Beavis, Patrick O’Brien, Josie Rogers | Written and Directed by Graham Hughes

Death of a Vlogger tells the story of Graham, an ambitious vlogger who gains viral fame after one of his videos apparently contains an alleged out-of-this-world haunting. Following that experience Graham succumbs to the darker supernatural side of the web and deals with the effects of being famous on the internet.

I’ve long-documented my dislike for found footage films. I often think that the use of the format is a shortcut to create horror – in particular jump scares, cut corners in terms of filming quality and, with that, storytelling. However… Death of a Vlogger does something completely different with the format, bringing in the facets and tropes of vlogging, YouTube videos and live-streaming to create a truly modern, cutting edge take on a film format that has,...

It's the Halloween season and Mail Order Monster is serving up a cool, kid appropriate Frankenstein-esque drama which feels like a wondrous mesh of E.T. and The Iron Giant on Digital November 6.

After witnessing her mother's death 3 years ago with her best friend Pj in the car, 12 year old Sam Pepper has never been able to move on. Her reclusive nature and nerd table membership leaves Sam an easy target for bullying. Trauma and puberty cause Sam and Pj to not only grow apart but become rivals.

Pj bullies Sam through ostracizing and humiliating her in front of their classmates. As Sam watches the school laugh at her through the slits of her locker, she realizes she's had enough. Sam orders the parts to build a "Monster" from a comic book ad, and is finally able to give Pj a taste of her own medicine.

Finally, her life's changing for the better.

Logan Paul is the latest YouTube star to apologize for a video, prank or joke after he removed a 15-minute video posted on Sunday that depicted the dead body of a man who apparently hanged himself from a tree in Japan’s Aokigahara forest. TheWrap takes a look at apologies from other YouTube stars, including Sam Pepper, PewDiePie, Keemstar and Simply Kenna, who have apologized in the past for either flirting with an underage girl, bullying an elderly gamer or plagiarizing. On Monday, Paul issued a lengthy apology for his initial video. The two-time 2017 Teen Choice Award winner insisted that he didn’t include the.

A “Frankenstein”-inspired tale assembled with a heart. “Cougar Town” alum Josh Hopkins and “Angel’s” Charisma Carpenter and have come aboard the sci-fi family drama Mail Order Monster, from helmer Paulina Lagudi and Jax Productions, Deadline writes. The pic stars Madison Horcher ( The pic is interesting as it stars Madison Horcher (Best Friends Whenever) as 12-year-old Sam Pepper, who lost her […]...

Cougar Town alum Josh Hopkins and Angel‘s Charisma Carpenter have come aboard the sci-fi family drama Mail Order Monster, from helmer Paulina Lagudi and Jax Productions. The pic stars Madison Horcher (Adventures -n Babysitting) as 12-year-old Sam Pepper, who lost her mother in a car accident, and her reclusive, quirky nature makes her an easy target for bullying. Realizing she’d had enough, Sam orders the parts to build a “Monster” from a comic book ad, and is finally…...

Some YouTubers never learn.

The India-based creator Sumit Verma is reportedly under investigation by Delhi police after a prank video -- in which he approaches random women on the street, kisses them, and then runs away -- subsequently caused a stir on social. Police are also urging victims to file complaints, the BBC reports.

British YouTube creator Sam Pepper faced a similar controversy back in 2014, when he uploaded a video that showcased sexual assault under the guise of a prank. That video featured Pepper groping women, which he blamed on a fake hand he happened to be carrying around. Pepper was subsequently blacklisted from the YouTube community on the heels of the incident, and has yet to reclaim his former standing all these years later.

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YouTube personality and vlogger Sam Pepper has quit social media following the massive backlash he received for a prank in November. Pepper made all of the content on his YouTube channel private and deleted all of his tweets, save for one which simply says, “I give up.” In November, Pepper released a video in which Colby Brock, one half of the Vine duo Colby and Sam, is fixing his car in the middle of the street with partner Sam Golbach when a masked man covers Golbach’s head with a bag, tapes together his hands and feet and stuffs him in the trunk of.

As you may have heard by now, controversial “prankster” Sam Pepper is making headlines again. More than a year after one of his invasive “social experiments” led to backlash from the YouTube community and a string of sexual abuse allegations against him, Pepper has made his way back into the news by faking a murder for one of his videos.

Pepper collaborated with fellow social media personality Colby Brock on the prank. The target was one of their friends, Sam Golbach. Late at night, a masked assailant staged a kidnapping of Brock and Golbach, bound them up on a rooftop, and simulated a cold-blooded execution of Brock. As Golbach descends into hysteria, Brock stands up, alive and well, and reveals the whole setup as an elaborate prank.

The reason I described Pepper’s latest nonsense is to dissuade potential viewers from seeking it out. I will not link to Pepper and Brock’s respective channels,...

YouTube star Sam Pepper is on the hot seat after playing a prank in which his victim is led to believe his best friend is kidnapped and killed right in front of him. In video of the prank, Colby Brock, one half of the Vine duo Colby and Sam, is fixing his car in the middle of the street with partner Sam Golbach when a masked man covers Golbach’s head with a bag, tapes together his hands and feet, and stuffs him in the trunk of the car. The next cut shows both Brock and Golbach tied to chairs on a Los Angeles rooftop,...

British YouTube star Sam Pepper has over 2 million subscribers, aqua hair, and, as of yesterday, the entire internet against him. On Sunday, Pepper uploaded a prank video (you'll find many such videos on his channel) in which he carries out an elaborate ruse to scare the shit out of one half of the Vine star duo Sam Golbach and Colby Brock. In the video, Pepper kidnaps Colby (who was in on the prank) and Golbach and takes them to a rooftop where Pepper pretends to shoot and kill Colby in front of an absolutely petrified Golbach. ("We're just kids from Kansas!" Golbach can be heard screaming through tears.) They then let the cameras roll while Golbach — who's been tied to a chair the whole time — screams and cries for about a minute, believing his best friend has just been murdered, until Colby comes back from the dead...

The last episode of the brand-new UK version of the hilarious Japanese contest, in which teams of six compete for a cash prize will feature a whole host of past Big Brother contestants it has been reported.

The contestants must endure a series of physically challenging but incredibly silly games – all without making a sound. Next week, to herald the imminent arrival of Big Brother to Channel 5 at the end of the month, the Library is taken on by six former Bb housemates including former winners Brian Bello and Josie Gibson.

It started in Japan. It spread to America. Now it’shere. Teams of six friends are challenged to sit in a library and undergo a series of trials and tests, all either pointlessly painful or just plain disgusting. The games all need to be completed against a clock, and they include a host of terrifying and testing physical challenges.

Silent Library is going to be your new favourite post-pub TV treat. Based on a Japanese gameshow, the programme features teams of contestants taking on daft, disgusting and dirty challenges for cash. The only catch is that they must remain totally silent throughout. A Big Brother special featuring Josie Gibson, Marcus Akin and Sam Pepper will air later this year and we caught up with Akin after filming for catch-up. I've just watched you get electrocuted and eat a whole raw egg. Have you enjoyed your day in the Silent Library?

"That was just me being hardcore. Metal to the bone. I am metal." What's it like eating egg shell?

"It was quite chalky, but I eat my nails anyway, so I was quite used to the consistency. There was a bit much of it, but it wasn't too bad." After Big Brother does every TV show pale into (more...

Big Brother stars including Sam Pepper, Josie Gibson and Marcus Akin have filmed a one-off special episode of new 5* gameshow Silent Library. Spencer Smith, Glyn Wise and Brian Belo also took part in the episode, with all the former housemates competing to win money for their chosen charity. The programme involves the contestants remaining silent in a library while participating in a series of painful, disgusting and hilarious challenges. Giant space hoppers, dinosaur outfits, raw eggs, (more)...

Former Big Brother stars and various celebrities have united for a charity football match to be played later this month. Organised by Big Brother 11's Steve Gill, the event will raise money for the Wise Foundation. It is being held at Potters Bar Town Football Club on Sunday, November 14. Ex-housemates expected to take part include Sam Pepper, Mario Mugan, Mario Marconi, Nick Bateman, Dave Vaughn, (more)...

Pepper and Piano were the second act to take to the Must Be The Music stage tonight.

The show is airing live from Wembley Arena and the two girls seemed a bit nervous about working the huge crowd. The duo’s debut single ‘You Took My Heart’ shot to number seven in the UK charts, after they appeared in the show’s semi finals. Tonight they decided to showcase another original number titled ‘One Of These Days.’

At first the song seemed a little slow to take off and a little uninspiring but by the time the harmonies kicked in and the girls really got going, we found ourselves being drawn in just as we had been before. Was it as good as their semi final performance? We don’t think so….but it was still pretty darn good!

Judges Comments:

Sharleen: That was amazing, what Dizzee said that was right.

Pepper and Piano are favourites to win Sky1′s Must Be The Music tomorrow night.

Bookmakers William Hill are offering 13/8 odds on the singer and pianist duo, consisting of ex drug addict Emma Alkazraji and her pal Katie Pepper, to take the crown in the show hosted in Wembley.

A show source told The Sun: “Pepper and Piano have certainly struck a chord.

“But it’s all to play for this weekend, as the others are promising to pull out all the stops.”

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