Miniseries
Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
James “Shack” Harris
Self
4 eps
Warren Moon
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4 eps
Doug Williams
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4 eps
Randall Cunningham
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4 eps
Vince Evans
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4 eps
Chuck Ealey
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4 eps
Rodney Peete
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4 eps
Donovan McNabb
Self
4 eps
Michael Vick
Self
4 eps
Lamar Jackson
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4 eps
Michael Wilbon
Self
4 eps
Rich McKay
Self
4 eps
Joe Gibbs
Self
4 eps
Michael Eric Dyson
Self
4 eps
Jayne Kennedy
Self
4 eps
Bomani Jones
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4 eps
Michael Beschloss
Self
4 eps
Bob Costas
Self
4 eps
Patrick Mahomes
Self
4 eps
Jalen Hurts
Self
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
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.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
The stories of the trailblazing and pioneering quarterbacks who transformed American football—from the AFL-NFL merger through the turn of the century. By placing their journeys in full historical and social context, it reveals how politics, culture, and race shaped both their struggles and their triumphs.
Where to watch
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