Playmakers: Series (2003)
4.3 of 5 from 45 ratings
8h 11min
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- Synopsis:
The series is a gritty ensemble drama about the off-field lives of a group of players on a pro football team and how they deal with the pressure of being on the professional level...It's six hours before the Cougar's next game and star running back Demetrius DH Harris (Omar Gooding) is miles away after a wild night of partying. Soon a routine speeding stop threatens to land him in deep trouble. Meawhile Leon Taylor (Russell Hornsby) is looking to resume his starting position if he can just get by DH. Coach George (Tony Denison) is fighting a mysterious illness himself and linebacker Eric Olczyk (Jason Matthew Smith) is considering quitting football after paralyzing a player in last week's game...The police are questioning DH's account of what happened the night of the shooting in the club. Leon and his wife are still not seeing eye to eye on his continuing his playing career, and when an accident lands them in the emergency room child protective services gets the wrong idea. Olczyk meets a woman who works in the athletic department of a local college and he finds out that his dad is interviewing for a coaching job there...Guerwitcz (Dan Petronijevic) gets engaged to stop any speculation that he might be gay but his boyfriend reacts badly. Meanwhile Leon feels betrayed when he hears about Olczyk's in-season contract renewal... - Actors:
- Tony Denison, Omar Gooding, Russell Hornsby, Jason Matthew Smith, Marcello Thedford, Christopher Wiehl, Bruce Gray, Stephen Bogaert, Phillip Jarrett, Karen LeBlanc, Dan Petronijevic, Thea Andrews, Sasha Roiz, Orlando Bowen, Andrew Martin, Kevin Jubinville, Gabriel Hogan, Michael Miller, Joseph Pierre, Tacquira LaTouche
- Genres:
- TV Crimes, TV Dramas
