Disney+ just made a million moms’ dreams come true by debuting John Stamos as Coach Marvyn Korn in the trailer for Big Shot, an upcoming original series. Stamos is famous for playing Uncle Jesse on eight seasons of the hit 80s/90s sitcom Full House, a role he reprised in Netflix’s 2016 reunion of the show along with many members of the original cast.
Walt Disney Studios Canada released the Big Shot trailer on YouTube, which shows Stamos as Coach Korn, a former NCAA basketball coach who’s been demoted to coaching high schoolers. The Disney+ dramedy also stars Community‘s Yvette Nicole Brown as an unimpressed school principal and Jessalyn Gilsig as Korn’s far more committed assistant coach. The cast also includes Richard Robichaux, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque, Tiana Le, Monique Green, Tisha Custodio, and Cricket Wampler. Watch the trailer, and check out the poster for the show below:
Stamos is the perfect guy to portray a reluctant coach with a heart of gold, a role that will hopefully give the actor plenty of opportunities to give touching motivational pep talks that he needs even more than his players do. Creator and EP David E. Kelley has historically favored dramas, creating shows such as The Undoing, Big Little Lies, and Big Sky. This new sports dramedy seems like a tonal departure from Kelley’s usual dark legal mysteries, but his track record adds to Big Shot’s promise. The show is produced by ABC Signature, Dean Lorey and Brad Garrett, and Executive Producer Bill D’Elia.
Here’s the official synopsis for Big Shot:
After getting ousted from the NCAA, a men’s basketball coach is given a chance for redemption with a coaching position at an elite private high school. He soon learns that the teenage players require empathy and vulnerability—foreign concepts for the stoic Coach Korn (John Stamos). By learning how to connect with his players, Marvyn starts to grow into the person he’s always hoped to be. The girls learn to take themselves more seriously, finding their footing both on and off the court.
Source: Walt Disney Studios Canada/YouTube
Originally from https://screenrant.com/big-shot-trailer-disney-plus-john-stamos/