Scripted series · Disney+
Big Shot
The real drama happens off the court.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
John Stamos
Marvyn Korn
20 eps
Jessalyn Gilsig
Holly Barrett
20 eps
Sophia Mitri Schloss
Emma Korn
20 eps
Nell Verlaque
Louise Gruzinsky
20 eps
Tiana Le
Destiny Winters
20 eps
Monique A. Green
Olive Cooper
10 eps
Sara Echeagaray
Ava Navarro
10 eps
Tisha Custodio
Carolyn 'Mouse' Smith
20 eps
Cricket Wampler
Samantha 'Giggles' Finkman
20 eps
Yvette Nicole Brown
Sherilyn Thomas
20 eps
Richard Robichaux
George Pappas
10 eps
Tony Kornheiser
Tony Kornheiser
1 eps
Michael Wilbon
Michael Wilbon
1 eps
Amy Pietz
Caren Korn
1 eps
Ian Ousley
Bodhi
2 eps
Van Epperson
Minister
1 eps
Lamont Thompson
Jack Gibson
1 eps
Tammy Townsend
Mrs. Gibson
1 eps
Sara Amini
Katrina
1 eps
Christine Horn
Mrs. Cooper
1 eps
Thomas Fowler
Mr. Cooper
1 eps
Michael Trucco
Larry Gruzinsky
3 eps
Tricia Helfer
Lillian Gruzinsky
1 eps
Jan Hoag
Carol
2 eps
Chantz Simpson
Felix
3 eps
John Mariano
Gino
1 eps
Victoria Washington
Paris
1 eps
Randall J. Bacon
Referee
1 eps
Maddy Caddell
Kelsey
3 eps
Jack Guzman
Referee
1 eps
Marla Gibbs
Destiny's Grandmother
1 eps
Toks Olagundoye
Terri Grint
5 eps
Emery Kelly
Dylan
5 eps
Eric Allan Kramer
Jerry
1 eps
Jeffrey D. Sams
Randy Edmunds
3 eps
Andrea Anders
Arielle
1 eps
Will Collins
Jason Hughes
1 eps
Ryan Nitz
Travis Owens
1 eps
Adam Arkin
Sam
3 eps
Deja Mattox
Savannah Gibson
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Big Shot actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Big Shot reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
After getting ousted from his job in the NCAA for throwing a chair at a referee, a hothead men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn must take a job at Westbrook School for Girls, a private all-girls high school, in an effort to redeem what's left of his career and reputation.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202110 episodes
6.9IMDbBest episode · S01E03 TCKS
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202210 episodes
8.0IMDbMarvyn’s latest plan toward relevance is to get his team broadcast on ESPN and his method is to recruit an unlikely player: Ava, a gutsy beach volleyball phenom whose public tantrum got her ousted from her own sport. Between losing their assistant coach Holly Barrett to a rival school, new friction amongst teammates, a sudden and unexpected proximity to boys, and off-the-court disasters that no one could’ve predicted, this season, the Westbrook Sirens have even more to prove.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
TCKS
Marvyn sets his sights on moving the team up to Division Two as his daughter, Emma, arrives in town.
- Directed by Ron Underwood
- Written by Grace Cary Bickley
S01E02
The Marvyn Korn Effect
Marvyn’s attempt to amp up the girls’ practice regimen put him at odds with Westbrook’s faculty.
- Directed by Bill D'Elia
- Written by Alyson Fouse
S01E01
Pilot
After being ousted from NCAA, a men's basketball coach takes a job at an elite private high school.
- Directed by Bill D'Elia
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E05
Field Day
- Directed by Ken Whittingham
- Written by Brittney Jeng, Domonick Woolridge
S02E01
Ava Fever
- Directed by Bill D'Elia
- Written by Melanie Kirschbaum, Alexandra Decas
S02E06
It's Going To Be Okay
- Directed by Nimisha Mukerji
- Written by Dean Lorey, Leslie Schapira
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Brad Garrett
Creator
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Dean Lorey
Creator
David E. Kelley
Showrunner
Bill D'Elia
Executive producer
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Vanessa McCarthy
Writer
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Kim Newton
Writer
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Jacquie Walters
Writer
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Erin Weller
Writer
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Melanie Kirschbaum
Writer
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Wendy Mericle
Writer
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Brittney Jeng
Writer
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Arielle Diaz
Writer
Alexandra Decas
Writer
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Alyson Fouse
Writer
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Domonick Woolridge
Writer
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Kate Zasowski
Writer
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John R. Montgomery
Writer
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Jenniffer Gomez
Writer
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Grace Cary Bickley
Writer
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Kate Heckman
Writer
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Leslie Schapira
Writer
Chris Marrs
Writer
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Abigail Jensen
Writer
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Philip Hoover
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jacquie WaltersProducer
- Brad GarrettExecutive Producer
- Dean LoreyExecutive Producer
- David E. KelleyExecutive Producer
- Michael PetokProducer
- Bill D'EliaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Vanessa McCarthyWriter
- Kim NewtonWriter
- Jacquie WaltersWriter
- Erin WellerWriter
- Dean LoreyWriter
- Melanie KirschbaumWriter
Direction
- Ron UnderwoodDirector
- Daniel WillisDirector
- Ken WhittinghamDirector
- Viet NguyenDirector
- Bola OgunDirector
- Barbara BrownDirector
Cinematography
- Alison KellyDirector of Photography
- Michael A. PriceDirector of Photography
Music
- Fil EislerOriginal Music Composer
- Alexis GrapsasOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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