Overview
- Sports Business Journal reported the nonrenewal, multiple outlets echoed the report, and Netflix has not issued public comment.
- Starting 5 debuted in 2024 and trailed five NBA stars throughout the season, with a new cast of players featured each year.
- The series was produced in part by Higher Ground, the production company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama.
- Season one drew about 4.6 million views from July to December 2024, then roughly 1 million in the first half of 2025, according to What’s on Netflix.
- Season two viewership remains undisclosed and neither season reached Netflix’s weekly Top 10, while comparable titles like Quarterback (~12.7 million) and F1: Drive to Survive (~10.4 million) posted stronger openings.