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Ben Hoffman, Hudson River, 1936-42. Lithograph.

Photo: Syracuse Univ. Art Museum

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Hoops Canceled By Netflix After One Season

Netflix has canceled its basketball-themed adult animated series Hoops after one season, Deadline has confirmed.

The streamer looks at a show’s viewership versus its cost and decided not to move forward with a second season, according to a source with knowledge of the decision to cancel the series.

Hoops, from creator Ben Hoffman, Phil Lord, Chris Miller & 20th TV, premiered on August 21.

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For Coach Ben Hopkins, winning is everything. Too bad he's a total loser. HOOPS, starring Jake Johnson, premieres August 21. (NSFW)

Created by Ben Hoffman (The Late Late Show with James Corden) and counting Spiderman In To The Spiderverse Phil Lord, Chris Miller among its executive producers, Hoops is an animated comedy sitcom that centers on 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.

Hoops is produced by Disney’s 20th Century Television Studios with animation services Bento Box Entertaiment

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20th Century Studios Hoops Casting Revealed 

The next big adult animated comedy heading to Netflix, Hoops has revealed a first-look teaser alongside the release date and new cast members announcement Monday. The series centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach (voiced by Jake Johnson), who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around.

Jake Johnson as Coach Ben Hopkins: A pathetic, angry, foul-mouthed coach desperate to prove himself, but always looking for an easy way to get the job done. He’s shameless and selfish, and given the opportunity to do the right thing, he fails most of the time.

NEW – Rob Riggle as Barry Hopkins: Ben’s father. A former pro athlete turned steakhouse owner. Barry frequently rips his son, and doesn’t respect him, but still wants the best for him.

NEW – Ron Funches as Ron: Assistant Coach and Ben’s best friend. Considerate, quiet and patient, he’s Ben’s polar opposite.

NEW – Natasha Leggero as Shannon: Ben’s estranged wife. She’s got a history of impulsive behavior and rash decisions, but has straightened up her life since leaving Ben and is focused on making her horse farm a success.

NEW – Cleo King as Opal: Ben’s boss and Principal of Lenwood High who doesn’t like her job and is nearly as foul-mouthed as Ben. She’s unlucky in love, superstitious and has a talent for singing.

NEW – A.D. Miles as Matty: 16-year-old seven-footer whose father abandoned him when he was young. Matty struggles with his body off the court and has a hard time making friends. 

Hoops is produced by Disney’s 20th Century Television Studios with animation services of Bento Box Entertaiment    

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is it pronounced Netflix? Dick Vitale here to give you a preview of 20th Television’s Hoops 

It's gonna be awesome, baby! (NSFW Strong Language)

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Netflix Gets Streaming Rights Of 20th Century Television Animation’s Hoops

Netflix is expanding its adult animated series slate, ordering 10 episodes of Hoops starring former New Girl star Jake Johnson, from writer-comedian Ben Hoffman (The Late Late Show with James Corden, Archer), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spiderman In To The Spiderverse), Bento Box (Bob’s Burgers) and 20th Century Television Animation.

Created and written by Hoffman, Hoops centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his godawful team will take him to the “big leagues.”

Lord, Miller, Seth Cohen and Johnson executive produce with Hoffman. 20th Century Television Animation. , where Lord and Miller are under a pod deal, is producing with Bento Box Animation.

Hoops also marks the fourth high-profile animated series to a streaming service this year for Disney owned 20th Century TV with Central Park for AppleTV+, Solar Opposites for Disney’s owned Hulu and The Prince for HBO Max

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The star-studded voice cast of Hoops, a new adult animated series for Netflix launching this summer from 20th Century Television (The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers), gathered for an irreverent-in-the-best-way conversation about coming together to make this show that follows a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who is sure he’ll hit the big leagues if he can only turn his terrible team around. Voice stars Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Ron Funches, Natasha Leggero, Cleo King, and A.D. Miles join creator and executive producer Ben Hoffman and moderator/ guest voice star Max Greenfield (Johnson’s former New Girl co-star) for a truly wild and hilarious Q&A. Fans will be treated to an exclusive first look at footage from the premiere episode. Hoops comes from writer-comedian Ben Hoffman (The Late Late Show with James Corden, Archer), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spiderman In To The Spiderverse), with animation produced by Bento Box (Bob’s Burgers).