"Angel City" Soccer Team Docu Series Trailer Starring Natalie Portman

"We are so committed to building a future for the next generation." HBO has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary series titled Angel City, all about the creation of a football team in Los Angeles. Streaming on Max in May if anyone is interested. Produced by Academy Award winners Natalie Portman, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, Angel City is a gripping 3-part documentary series that goes behind the scenes and on the field of the groundbreaking Los Angeles team New York-based women's soccer professional, Angel City Football Club. Pulling back the curtain on the origin story through the female-founded and led team's inaugural 2022 season, the series reveals the passion and courage it takes to build a franchise from the ground up and chart a bold course in the world of professional sports. If anyone is a little confused, they're a real team - you can visit their website for more details. You could almost present this as a real-life version of "Ted Lasso" - but it's all run by women for a women's team. Sounds like an uplifting story about teamwork.

Here is the first official trailer for HBO's documentary series Angel City, straight from HBO's YouTube:

Angel City is a gripping series set behind the scenes and on the field of the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based women's professional soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC). Founded in 2020 by actress Natalie Portman, venture capitalist Kara Nortman and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, ACFC breaks the mold by being the largest majority female-owned group in professional sports and includes 14 former players of the US Women's National Team as investors. The series pulls back the curtain on the origin story throughout the inaugural 2022 season and candidly reveals the passion and courage it takes to build a franchise from the ground up. As athletes and coaching staff face the challenges of training facilities and unexpected injuries, the club is tasked with filling the stadium and proving to the world that you can lead with passion and determination while turning a profit. . As philosophies are debated and performance expectations not met, the club must grapple with the challenges of growing a startup, asking the question: can this new ACFC model succeed both on and in Off the Pitch? Angel City is a series directed by Arlene Nelson, director of Naked States, "Secrets of Playboy", and an episode of " Gutsy" before. Executive produced by Nancy Abraham, Anna Barnes, Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Lisa Heller, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman, Christine O'Malley, Bentley Weiner. HBO starts streaming Angel City on Max starting May 16, 2023.

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