Season 1

**Season 1** is the first season of Disney Plus' *Big Shot*. The series debuted on Disney+ on April 16, 2021. Episodes premiered every Friday at 12am midnight PT / 3am ET / 8am BST on Disney+ till June 18, 2021.

## Synopsis

After getting ousted from the NCAA, a men’s basketball coach is given a chance for redemption with a coaching position at an elite private high school. He soon learns that the teenage players require empathy and vulnerability — foreign concepts for the stoic Coach Korn (John Stamos). By learning how to connect with his players, Marvyn starts to grow into the person he’s always hoped to be. The girls learn to take themselves more seriously, finding their footing both on and oﬀ the court.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* John Stamos as Marvyn Korn
* Jessalyn Gilsig as Holly Barrett
* Yvette Nicole Brown as Sherilyn Thomas
* Richard Robichaux as George Pappas
* Sophia Mitri Schloss as Emma Korn
* Nell Verlaque as Louise Gruzinsky
* Tiana Le as Destiny Winters
* Monique Green as Olive Cooper
* Tisha Custodio as Carolyn ‘Mouse’ Smith
* Cricket Wampler as Samantha ‘Giggles’ Finkman

### Recurring

* Adam Arkin as Sam
* Deja Mattox as Savannah Gibson
* Michael Trucco as Larry Gruzinsky
* Maddy Caddell as Kelsey
* Emery Kelly as Dylan
* Toks Olagundoye as Terry Grint
* Ian Ousley as Bodhi
* Chantz Simpson as Felix
* Victoria Washington as Paris
* Darcy Rose Byrnes as Harper Schapira
* Dale Whibley as Lucas Gruzinsky
* Kathleen Rose Perkins as Miss Goodwin
* Damian Alonso as Jake Matthews
* Daisha Graf as Angel
* Camryn Manheim as Coach McCarthy
* Jeffrey D. Sams as Randy Edmunds
* Keala Settle as Christina Winters

### Guest Stars

* Tony Kornheiser as Himself
* Michael Wilbon as Himself
* Amy Pietz as Caren Korn
* Thomas Fowler as Timothy Cooper
* Christine Horn as Dawn Cooper
* Lamont Thompson as Jack Gibson
* Tammy Townsend as Mrs. Gibson
* Sara Amini as Katrina
* Tricia Helfer as Lillian Gruzinsky
* Marla Gibbs as Grandma Mason
* Eric Allan Kramer as Jerry
* Keyla Snowden as Chelsea

## Notes/Trivia

* The decision for suspending filming for the rest of 2020 was made late Thursday night (December 10, 2020) after a positive Covid-19 test was produced as part of regular screening.
	+ The series had one scene left to shoot from the second-to-last episode, which had been scheduled for Friday, as well as the season finale episode.

## Production

### Development

On October 30, 2019, it was announced that Disney+ ordered the ten episode hour-long dramedy series, starring John Stamos. The series is based on the original idea by Brad Garrett who pitched the idea to David E. Kelley and developed it along with Dean Lorey. The series is written and executive produced by David E. Kelley and Dean Lorey and produced by ABC Studios. Brad Garrett is also a executive producer on the series. Bill D’Elia directed the first episode.

### Filming

Principal photography for the series began in November 2019. Production was also suspended for a day in November over a test result that was ultimately deemed to be a false positive. Production on Big Shot will resume in January 2021 in Los Angeles. On December 14, 2020, it was announced that filming on *Big Shot* has been suspended for the rest of 2020. On December 31, 2020, Deadline announced that Disney Television Studios delayed production return of *Big Shot* until January 18, 2021 amid Covid-19 surge in Los Angeles. The series had previously been slated to return to production on January 11, 2021 or a few days earlier.

* Dean Lorey said during *Big Shot* session at TCA that he and David E. Kelley developed the show years ago for ABC but it didn’t move forward.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Stamos To Star In ‘Big Shot’, Disney+ Dramedy Series From David E. Kelley, Brad Garrett & Dean Lorey
2. ↑ ‘Big Shot’: Jessalyn Gilsig Joins Disney+ Series From David E. Kelley In Recasting
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 ‘Big Shot’: Shiri Appleby, Yvette Nicole Brown Among Cast Set For Disney+ Dramedy Series
4. ↑ "(#102) "The Marvyn Korn Eﬀect"". - The Futon Critic
5. ↑ "(#103) "TCKS"". - The Futon Critic
6. ↑ "(#104) "Great in the Living Room"". - The Futon Critic
7. ↑ "(#105) "This is our House"". - The Futon Critic
8. ↑ "(#106) "Carlsbad Crazies"". - The Futon Critic
9. ↑ "(#107) "Kalm Korn"". - The Futon Critic
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 ‘Big Shot’ Production Paused For A Day After Initially Positive COVID-19 Test
11. ↑ 'Big Shot,' executive produced and based on an original idea from Brad Garrett, also features Shiri Appleby and Yvette Nicole Brown.
12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Deadline6`
13. ↑ ‘Grey’s Anatomy, ‘This Is Us’, ‘The Orville’, ‘911’, ‘LMS’ & ‘AHS’ Among 16 Disney TV Studios LA Series To Extend Hiatus Amid Covid-19 Surge
14. ↑ Technical Difficulties Won’t Stop ‘Big Shot’ Creators And Stars From Talking About New Disney+ Series: “The Show Is About Second Chances”