Big Shot

**Big Shot** is an American YA sport-drama series executive produced by David E. Kelley and Dean Lorey and produced by ABC Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios. The series premiered on Disney+ on April 16, 2021.

On December 14, 2020, it was announced that filming on *Big Shot* has been suspended for the rest of 2020. Production on Big Shot resumed in January 2021.

On September 2, 2021, it was announced that Disney+ renewed the series for a second season.

## Synopsis

*Big Shot* follows Marvyn, a hothead men’s NCAA basketball who is ousted and begrudgingly takes a job at an all-girls high school. He soon learns that teenage girls are more than just X’s and O’s moving on a court. They require empathy and vulnerability –something Coach Korn is not familiar with. 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
* Tisha Custodio as Carolyn ‘Mouse’ Smith
* Cricket Wampler as Samantha ‘Giggles’ Finkman
* Sara Echeagaray as Ava Navarro (Season 2)

### 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
* Jan Hoag as Carol
* 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
* Paget Kagy as Referee
* Charlie Hall as Nick Russo
* Samuel Taylor as Trevor Thomas; son of Principal Sherilyn Thomas and Destiny's love interest.
* Niko Guardado as Aidan
* Stony Blyden as Jackson Hoover
* Angelique Cabral as Julie Navarro; Ava's mother.
* Nick Benson as Zach Foster
* Patrick Fabian as Mark; Holly's ex-husband.
* Rex Linn as Coach Bert
* Savannah La Rain as Kate

### Guest Stars

* Tony Kornheiser as Himself
* Michael Wilbon as Himself
* Amy Pietz as Caren Korn
* Thomas Fowler as Timothy Cooper; Olive's father.
* Christine Horn as Dawn Cooper; Olive's mother.
* Lamont Thompson as Jack Gibson; Savannah's father.
* Tammy Townsend as Mrs. Gibson; Savannah's mother.
* Sara Amini as Katrina
* Tricia Helfer as Lillian Gruzinsky; Louise and Lucas Gruzinsky's mother.
* Marla Gibbs as Grandma Mason
* Eric Allan Kramer as Jerry
* Keyla Snowden as Chelsea
* Kristian Kordula as Referee
* Ramon De Ocampo as Mr. Smith; Carolyn's father.
* Amor Owens as Mrs. Smith; Carolyn's mother.
* Rex Ahn as Teen Ref
* Seth Lee as Gamer Boy #1
* Jorie Blake Rosen as Little Emma
* Mary Lynn Rajskub as Charlie
* Chris Marrs as Carl
* Cassandra Relynn as Security Guard
* Christopher Lorey as Attendant
* Abraham Sigler as Boy
* Lanisa Frederick as Mrs. Davis
* Kirsten Arizona as Beth
* Frank Collison as Eddie
* Berkeley Grace as Cooper
* Gibson Day as Young Marvyn
* Carlos Arellano as Evacuee #1
* Ayumi Iizuka as Evacuee #2
* Pam Trotter as Evacuee #3
* Jarod Bainbridge as Dennis
* Sara Lukasiewicz as Nurse Evans
* Matt McGorry as Coach Blake
* Dennis Oh as Scott Park; Destiny's biological father.
* Isai Torres as Nate

## 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.

* 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.

### 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.

Production for the second season will start in 2022.

## Multimedia

### Images

* Posters
* Promotional Images
* Character Portraits

Season 1

## 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.

## External Links

* Follow Big Shot (@bigshotseries) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘Big Shot’ Disney+ Series Shuts Down Production After Positive Covid-19 Test
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ‘Big Shot’ Renewed For Season 2 At Disney+
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 John Stamos To Star In ‘Big Shot’, Disney+ Dramedy Series From David E. Kelley, Brad Garrett & Dean Lorey
4. ↑ ‘Big Shot’: Jessalyn Gilsig Joins Disney+ Series From David E. Kelley In Recasting
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 ‘Big Shot’: Shiri Appleby, Yvette Nicole Brown Among Cast Set For Disney+ Dramedy Series
6. ↑ Technical Difficulties Won’t Stop ‘Big Shot’ Creators And Stars From Talking About New Disney+ Series: “The Show Is About Second Chances”
7. ↑ 'Big Shot,' executive produced and based on an original idea from Brad Garrett, also features Shiri Appleby and Yvette Nicole Brown.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 ‘Big Shot’ Production Paused For A Day After Initially Positive COVID-19 Test
9. ↑ ‘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