Titled “Hoops,” the series centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach (Johnson) who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the “big leagues.” Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of the half-hour series.
Johnson will also serve as an executive producer on the series in addition to voicing the main character
“Hoops” is created and executive produced by Ben Hoffman, who previously wrote for
“The Late Late Show with James Corden,” “Archer,” and multiple Comedy Central roasts. He is repped by UTA and 3 Arts.