Losers (TV series)
American sports docu-series
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Losers is a 2019 docu-series by director/executive producer Mickey Duzyj, in which Duzyj interviews athletes (as well as their friends, family and reporters) who experienced defeats and then turned those losses into positive experiences.[1][2][3]
| Losers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Mickey Duzyj |
| Starring | Michael Bentt Surya Bonaly Mauro Prosperi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mickey Duzyj |
| Running time | 25–37 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | March 1, 2019 |
Premise
Episodes
- The Miscast Champion: Forced into boxing by his abusive father, Michael Bentt becomes a world champ, but find happiness after he leaves the boxing world behind.
- The Jaws of Victory: On the final day of the 1987 English Football League season, Torquay United F.C. needs a positive result to avoid what could be the end of their existence, and they get it thanks to the bite of a police dog.
- Judgement: Surya Bonaly struggles with racism from judges as a figure skater, but never lets go of her identity and becomes a role model for a new generation of black female skaters.
- Stone Cold: Pat Ryan seeks to upend the curling world, and comes up with a strategy that makes him almost unbeatable. However, Ryan's tactics also make the sport so boring that it nearly dies, sparking reform.
- Lost in the Desert: Olympian Mauro Prosperi enters the Marathon des Sables and it transforms from a battle for the finish line to a battle for survival.
- Aliy: In the 2016 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Aliy Zirkle is attacked by a man on a snowmobile and must fight to persevere following the confrontation.
- Black Jack: New York playground basketball legend Jack Ryan squanders a series of opportunities due to a short temper, but later finds a niche in the sport by using his inherent sense of humor.
- The 72nd Hole: Jean van de Velde has one hole to go before winning the 1999 Open Championship. Everyone expects him to play it safe and take the title, but he takes a more aggressive approach and creates a moment that would long be remembered in golf history.