3 June 2019
Ballers S1-5
Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson) is a retired NFL player with a whole new career: managing other football players. In the fourth season, Spencer recovered from a potentially major setback and Ricky (John David Washington, son of Denzel) staged a comeback. In the fifth and final season, Ricky struggles to get back in the game, and Spencer figures out how to capitalise on his recent gains. Binge this great HBO series from the beginning.
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