Miniseries · HBO
Born to Bowl
Big balls. Big dreams.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Born to Bowl actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Born to Bowl reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
Go inside the colorful world of professional bowling and follow five stars of the sport as they chase glory, respect, and much-needed prize money on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E03
Who Do You Think You Are?
- Directed by Brian Lazarte, James Lee Hernandez
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Michael Tollin
Executive producer
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Jonathan Vogler
Executive producer
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Jonathan Hausfater
Executive producer
Lisa Heller
Executive producer
Brian Lazarte
Executive producer
Nancy Abraham
Executive producer
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Chris Bowyer
Executive producer
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Carissa Del Bene
Executive producer
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Bentley Weiner
Executive producer
Ben Stiller
Executive producer
John Lesher
Executive producer
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Lev Ekster
Executive producer
James Lee Hernandez
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Michael TollinExecutive Producer
- Jonathan VoglerExecutive Producer
- Jonathan HausfaterExecutive Producer
- Lisa HellerExecutive Producer
- Brian LazarteExecutive Producer
- Nancy AbrahamExecutive Producer
Direction
- Brian LazarteDirector
- James Lee HernandezDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- HBO Max Amazon ChannelStreaming
- HBO MaxStreaming
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