SimilarScreen
Playmakers

Playmakers

If all you see is the athlete, open your eyes.

20034.31 Season11 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The series is a gritty ensemble drama about the off-field lives of a group of players on a pro football team and how they deal with the pressure of being on the professional level.

NetworksESPN

Top Cast

Tony Denison

Tony Denison

Coach George

Omar Gooding

Omar Gooding

Demetrius Harris

Russell Hornsby

Russell Hornsby

Leon Taylor

Jason Matthew Smith

Jason Matthew Smith

Eric Olczyk

Marcello Thedford

Marcello Thedford

Kelvin ‘Buffalo’ James

Christopher Wiehl

Christopher Wiehl

Derek McConnell

Bruce Gray

Bruce Gray

Gene Wilbanks

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Phil Chambers

Themes & Keywords

american footballsports

About Playmakers

Playmakers is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2003 exploring themes of american football, sports. it stars Tony Denison, Omar Gooding, Russell Hornsby. The series is a gritty ensemble drama about the off-field lives of a group of players on a pro football team and how they deal with the pressure of being on the professional level.

Shows Similar to Playmakers

Discover shows like Playmakers — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 shows similar to Playmakers

If you enjoyed Playmakers, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, creator filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Playmakers.

Good Behavior
19% Match

Good Behavior(2016)

TV Show7.0/10

Letty Dobesh is a thief and con artist fresh out of prison whose life is always one wrong turn and bad decision from implosions — just how she likes it. But when she overhears a hitman being hired to kill a man’s wife, she sets out to derail the job, launching her on a collision course with the killer, entangling them in a dangerous and seductive relationship.

Wanted
19% Match

Wanted(2016)

TV Show7.2/10

Two complete strangers, Lola and Chelsea, intervene in a fatal carjacking while waiting at a suburban bus stop, and are subsequently thrust into a chase from authorities across Australia with a vehicle filled with cash. The strangers must rely solely on each other while on the run.

Bancroft
19% Match

Bancroft(2017)

TV Show6.9/10

A dark and compelling thriller centering on Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft, a female detective with an explosive secret.

Mr Inbetween
19% Match

Mr Inbetween(2018)

TV Show8.2/10

Ray Shoesmith is a father, ex-husband, boyfriend and best friend: tough roles to juggle in the modern age. Even harder when you’re a criminal for hire.

The Bay
19% Match

The Bay(2019)

TV Show6.7/10

Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is assigned.

Vigil
19% Match

Vigil(2021)

TV Show7.2/10

The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.

Bosch: Legacy
18% Match

Bosch: Legacy(2022)

TV Show7.9/10

Bosch is now making a living as a private investigator two years after he quit the LAPD and finds himself working with one time enemy and top-notch attorney Honey “Money” Chandler. Meanwhile, Bosch's daughter Maddie is venturing into the world of the LAPD.

Blue Lights
18% Match

Blue Lights(2023)

TV Show7.5/10

Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.

Mosaic
16% Match

Mosaic(2018)

TV Show6.5/10

Explore the psychological underpinnings of love and murder in a small mountain resort town while following popular children’s book author and illustrator Olivia Lake, whose literary success makes her a local celebrity in the tight-knit community.

Wild Bill
16% Match

Wild Bill(2019)

TV Show6.6/10

U.S. police chief Bill Hixon lands in the British town of Boston, Lincolnshire, with his 14-year-old daughter Kelsey in tow hoping they can flee their painful recent past. But this unfamiliar, unimpressed community will force Bill to question everything about himself and leave him asking whether it's Boston that needs Bill, or Bill that needs Boston?

Hellcats
16% Match

Hellcats(2010)

TV Show7.5/10

Pre-law student Marti Perkins' world is flipped upside down when she loses her scholarship, and realizes the only way she can stay in school is by reigniting her dormant teen gymnastic skills to win a place on Lancer University's legendary cheerleading team.

Kingdom
15% Match

Kingdom(2014)

TV Show6.9/10

A raw family drama set against the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Venice, California. Alvey Kulina owns Navy St. MMA with the help of his girlfriend Lisa Prince. He is willing to go through extraordinary means to make sure his fighters are taken care of, but all of this responsibility comes at a steep price. He has complicated relationships with both of his sons, Jay and Nate, who are both struggling with their own identities and places within Alvey’s life and gym.

Swagger
14% Match

Swagger(2021)

TV Show7.8/10

A basketball prodigy must navigate a maze of pressure if he's going to overcome the odds against him and learn what it truly means to have swagger.

Ballers
14% Match

Ballers(2015)

TV Show6.8/10

Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.

The Outlaws
14% Match

The Outlaws(2021)

TV Show7.4/10

Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organised crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible.