Hoops

A foul-mouthed high school basketball coach is sure he'll hit the big leagues if he can only turn his terrible team around. Good luck with that.

Hoops (2020) is an American adult animated sports comedy series created by Ben Hoffman for Netflix. Coach Ben Hopkins (Jake Johnson) is a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who believes his ticket to the professional leagues depends on turning a terrible team around. He is pulled in several directions by his own ambitions, by his frustrated family, and by a roster of players and staff who are not much help. Voiced by a cast that includes Rob Riggle as Barry Hopkins, Natasha Leggero as Shannon, and Ron Funches as Ron, the show runs for a single ten-episode season of roughly thirty-minute episodes. Each episode is built around practices, games, and small-town school politics, with the comedy coming from coarse dialogue and the gap between the coach's grand plans and his results. The tone is crude, irreverent, and loose, with a sardonic streak underneath the bluster. Fans of Ted Lasso, which shares its profane underdog sports framing, and Bob's Burgers, which shares its adult animated workplace humor, will find something to enjoy here. The series was canceled after its first season, so the story stops without resolving the team's season.

Audiences rated the animated Netflix comedy negatively, with its single season viewed as a crude, uneven take on the sports coach story.

• Coach Tripcrude adult animated sitcom, sports coaching underdog comedy
• Bob's Burgersadult animated workplace comedy with irreverent profane humor
• Ted Lassoprofane sports underdog comedy with a flawed coach protagonist

Created by

Ben Hoffman

Release Date

2020-08-21

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

6.0 / 10 (235)

What is Hoops about?

A foul-mouthed high school basketball coach tries to turn his hopeless team around in hopes of landing a big league job.

What is Hoops like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hoops as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Hoops violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Hoops.

What did critics think of Hoops?

Audiences rated the animated Netflix comedy negatively, with its single season viewed as a crude, uneven take on the sports coach story.

Which shows are like Hoops?

Shows with a similar feel include Coach Trip, Bob's Burgers, and Ted Lasso.

How long is Hoops?

Hoops: 1 season, 10 episodes.

Is Hoops still running?

No, Hoops was canceled.

Where can I watch Hoops?

In United States, Hoops streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.