Losers (TV series)

Losers is an 2019 docu-series by director/executive producer Mickey Duzyj interviewing athletes that have experienced defeats as well as friends, family and reporters, and turned those losses into positive experiences.[1][2][3]

Losers
GenreDocumentary
Directed byMickey Duzyj
StarringMichael Bentt
Surya Bonaly
Mauro Prosperi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerMickey Duzyj
Running time25–37 min.
DistributorNetflix
Release
Original networkNetflix
First shown inWorldwide
Original releaseMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)

Premise

The series explores the worlds of golf, curling, boxing, endurance running and figure skating in eight parts, interviewing athletes as well as friends, family and reporters, about how they have taken these experiences of defeats and turned them into something positive.[1][2][3]

Episodes

  • The Miscast Champion: Forced into boxing by his abusive father, Michael Bentt became a world champ only to find happiness after he left 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 struggled with racism from judges as a figure skater but never let go of her identity, becoming 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 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, later finding a niche in the sport by using his inherent sense of humor.
  • The 72nd Hole: Jean van de Velde had one hole to go before winning the 1999 Open Championship. Everyone expected him to play it safe and take the title, but he took a more aggressive approach and created a moment long remembered in golf history.

Release

It was released on March 1, 2019 on Netflix streaming.[4]

References


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