Swagger is an American sports drama television series created by Reggie Rock Bythewood.
Loosely inspired by the experiences of NBA player Kevin Durant,[1] the series premiered on October 29, 2021 on Apple TV+.
Swagger explores the world of youth basketball, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
[5] Apple began developing the project in February 2018, and it was ordered in December 2018 as a sports drama television series titled Swagger from Kevin Durant and Reggie Rock Bythewood.
[4] In October 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported that Winston Duke was cast as the lead, but in February 2020, Duke suffered an injury on set and was replaced with O’Shea Jackson Jr.[14][15] On July 9, 2020, Quvenzhané Wallis joined the series in the role of Crystal,[16] and on January 15, 2021, Isaiah Hill, Shinelle Azoroh, Tristan Mack Wilds, Caleel Harris, Tessa Ferrer, Jason Rivera, Solomon Irama, Ozie Nzeribe, and James Bingham were all revealed to have been cast.