In an ideal world "Swagger" would benefit from the hype that was built around fellow Apple TV+ series "Ted Lasso." That recently ended hit proved that the appeal of a show set in the sports world lies not in any team but in the people who comprise it.
"Swagger" also follows the more widely played and obsessed-over sport of basketball, taking inspiration from NBA player Kevin Durant's upbringing, but using his experience as a framework to examine accountability, brotherhood and masculinity. These are deeper issues than the themes of hope and kindness that propelled Apple's soccer comedy to the audience mountaintop.
