Hoops (TV series)
Hoops is an American adult animated sitcom created by Ben Hoffman for Netflix that was released on August 21, 2020. In December 2020, the series was canceled after one season. Premise. "Hoops" follows Ben Hopkins, "a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the 'big leagues' and turn his miserable life around." Production. On October 3, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Ben Hoffman  who was also expected to executive produce alongside Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Seth Cohen, M. Dickson and Jake Johnson. Production companies involved with the series were slated to be Bento Box Entertainment and 20th Television. Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Jake Johnson was set to star in the series. In July 2020, it was announced that Natasha Leggero, Rob Riggle, Ron Funches, Cleo King and A. D. Miles were cast in starring roles. The series premiered on August 21, 2020. The official series trailer was released on August 6, 2020. On December 8, 2020, Netflix canceled  the show after one season. Reception. The first and only season of "Hoops" received generally negative reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives it an approval rating of 14% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 3.71/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Crude, rude, and aimless, "Hoops" first season throws nothing but bricks." Metacritic, another aggregation site, gives it a weighted average score of 35 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Caroline Framke of "Variety" described the series "isn't half the joke machine it would need to be  in order to justify its total lack of nuance". Stuart Jeffries of "The Guardian" described it as a "puerile comedy ... perfect for Trump's America" that is more "toxically retrograde" than "Love Thy Neighbour", noting its sexualized portrayal of women, an overabundance of penis jokes, and a cast of mostly stereotypical token characters.