HBO's "Ballers" Season 1 Thread; Produced by The Rock & Mark Wahlberg

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5/28/15 Update:
Trailer #2


4/2015 update:
Trailer #1



Cast:

• Dwayne Johnson as Spencer Strasmore, a retired athlete
• Omar Benson Miller as Charles, an affable former pro athlete who is searching for his next career
• John David Washington as Ricky, a highly competitive and spiritual pro athlete
• Rob Corddry as Joe, a financial advisor who tries hard to fit in
• Troy Garity as Jason, a top-tier sports agent
• Donovan Carter as Vernon, a deeply family-oriented pro athlete
• Jazmyn Simon as Julie, wife of an ex-pro athlete
• Taylor Cole as Michaels, an ESPN sideline reporter who is romantically involved with Spencer
• LeToya Luckett as Tina, widow to one of Spencer’s closest friends
• Carmelo "Q" Oquendo as Pro-NFL Player

Original post:

HBO Picks Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg's Ballers to Series
Dwayne Johnson will co-produce and star in the series.

by Jared Larson FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Can you smell what The Rock and Marky Mark are cooking?

Deadline reports that HBO has picked-up Ballers, the half-hour comedy from the executive producing team of Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, to series.

The Pain & Gain co-stars' project follows the lives of a group of both current and retired football players. The sizable cast includes Dwayne Johnson headlining as retired athlete Spencer Strasmore; Denzel Washington's son, and actual football player, John David Washington as Ricky, "a highly competitive and highly spiritual pro athlete;" Rob Corddry(Childrens Hospital) as Joe, "a financial advisor who tries really hard to fit in;" as well as Omar Benson Miller (CSI: Miami), Troy Garity (Boss), Donovan Carter, Jazmyn Simon (Baggage Claim), Taylor Cole (The Event) and LeToya Luckett (Killers).

Johnson and Wahlberg in Pain & Gain.

Johnson's upcoming projects include Hercules, TNT's reality series Wake Up Call and the recently delayed Fast & Furious 7. Wahlberg's other HBO producing credits include the upcoming Entourage movie as well as Boardwalk Empire, which will wrap up with this year's season 5.


http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/14/hbo-orders-pilot-from-dwayne-johnson-and-mark-wahlberg

How many of y'all finna be in Day 1?

 

[Ohene]

i'll be in. i guess itll take the sting off mad mens ending

 

[Premeditated]

a predominantly black cast on an HBO show , you bet your roody poo candy ass imma be there day 1.

@R=G we finna feast on those haters in TSC

 

[Real]

I can smell the Coli hate brewing already

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

Looks interesting. Still going to be hard to adjust to Rob without the clown makeup.

 

[Un-AmericanDreamer]

The rock is black excellence

 

[R=G]

a predominantly black cast on an HBO show , you bet your roody poo candy ass imma be there day 1.

@R=G we finna feast on those haters in TSC

GKNL 2014
TBI 2014
Win OR GO HOME

 

[mannyrs13]

I need to get hbo. this should be good. rocks other show they mentioned should be a good one also. can't wait for fast 7.

 

[FaTaL]

I need to get hbo. this should be good. rocks other show they mentioned should be a good one also. can't wait for fast 7.

well you better be patient, its not coming out until summer 2015

 

[mannyrs13]

well you better be patient, its not coming out until summer 2015

yeah true. won't be the same without paul walker.

 

[FaTaL]

yeah true. won't be the same without paul walker.

i wonder if they completely take him out of the film

nobody knows

 

[R=G]

I need to get hbo. this should be good. rocks other show they mentioned should be a good one also. can't wait for fast 7.

Yeah..he's got some other TNT show coming up...

 

[yoyoyo1]

this looks awesomeeeeeeeeee

 

[Disgustya Stallone]

June 21st

 

[Tical]

Basically Entourage but in the sports world. Sounds cool.