State of Play to Premiere December 4th on HBO

HBO has announced that upcoming sports documentary series State of Play will premiere Wednesday, December 4th at 9:00. From Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights), the series is set to explore the relationship that sports themes have with larger society. Each edition focuses on a certain hot button topic or person in the sports world and present both a 40-minute cinema verite documentary and 20-minute panel discussion, led by Berg. “Peter Berg has a long history of producing exceptional, engaging television and we are excited about this new documentary initiative,” said Ken Hershman, president, HBO Sports. “This all-new collaboration will enable our sports division to contribute resources and ideas to a film director who has continually succeeded in raising the bar for television viewers. This unique endeavor is an ideal fit for HBO.” The first episode of the series explores the idea of trophy kids, those children whose accomplishments are used by their parents to impress

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