Coach Prime

Coach Prime is an American television documentary series about college football head coach Deion Sanders. It premiered on Prime Video on December 29, 2022.

Coach Prime
GenreSports documentary
StarringDeion Sanders
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Gleaton
  • Constance Schwartz-Morini
  • FredAnthony Smith
  • Michael Strahan
Production locationJackson, MS
CinematographyGregory Kerrick
EditorJeff Tober
Production companies
Release
Original network
Original releaseAugust 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)

Summary

The docuseries follows Deion Sanders (nicknamed "Prime Time"), head coach of the Jackson State University Tigers football team, on and off the field. During the team's 2022 undefeated SWAC championship season, the team had to contend with a water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, with players moving to different locations, and Sanders guiding them through the crisis.[1][2][3]

Cast

Production

Coach Prime was originally launched by SMAC Entertainment in 2021 as a six-episode documentary series following Deion Sanders in his first year as head coach of the Jackson State Tigers, airing on Barstool Sports' YouTube channel starting on August 29, 2021.[4] A second six-episode season was released on Barstool on March 6, 2022.[5]

On October 12, 2022, Coach Prime was announced as a four-part docuseries that would premiere on Prime Video in December 2022.[2] The docuseries is produced by Prime Video Sports and SMAC Productions, and executive produced by Michael Strahan, Constance Schwartz-Morini and FredAnthony Smith.[1][2] Michael Gleaton is showrunner and executive producer.[3]

Seasons
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
16August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29) (Barstool)September 2, 2021 (2021-09-02)
26March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06) (Barstool)March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)
34December 29, 2022 (2022-12-29) (Prime Video)TBA

Release

The official trailer was released on December 15, 2022.[1] The first two parts of the four-part docuseries premiered on Prime Video on December 29, 2022.[6][7]

References
  1. Schneider, Michael (15 December 2022). "Deion Sanders' 'Coach Prime' Receives Amazon Prime Video Premiere Date and Trailer". Variety. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. Li, Joyce (12 October 2022). "Watch the Teaser Clip for Amazon Prime's New College Football Docuseries on Coach Deion Sanders". Hypebeast. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. Daniels, Tim (11 October 2022). "Deion Sanders, Jackson State's Amazon Docuseries Trailer, Release Schedule Revealed". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. Steinberg, Brian (3 February 2021). "Barstool Sports Tests Long-Form Programming With Deion Sanders Docuseries". Variety. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. Grant, Shawn (14 February 2022). "'COACH PRIME' SET FOR FEB. 22 RETURN ON BARSTOOL". The Source. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. Jackson, Wilton (15 December 2022). "Trailer for Deion Sanders's Docuseries 'Coach Prime' Drops". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. Wells, Adam (15 December 2022). "'Coach Prime' Trailer Drops for Deion Sanders, JSU Football Docuseries by Prime Video". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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