Miniseries · AMC
Rise of the 49ers
They wrote the playbook on greatness.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Rise of the 49ers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Rise of the 49ers reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Emotional Weight.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
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.
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
Using rare and never-before-seen footage, as well as one-on-one interviews, discover how the San Francisco 49ers rose from an also-ran into pro football's most glamorous franchise during the '80s and early '90s.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Jesse Sisgold
Executive producer
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Ross Ketover
Executive producer
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Jessica Boddy
Executive producer
Ken Rodgers
Executive producer
Gotham Chopra
Executive producer
Ameeth Sankaran
Executive producer
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Jason Reed
Executive producer
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Jon Weinbach
Executive producer
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Ryan Kelly
Executive producer
Tom Brady
Executive producer
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Nick Mascolo
Executive producer
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Keith Cossrow
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jesse SisgoldExecutive Producer
- Ross KetoverExecutive Producer
- Jessica BoddyExecutive Producer
- Ken RodgersExecutive Producer
- Gotham ChopraExecutive Producer
- Ameeth SankaranExecutive Producer
Where to watch
Streaming
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