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Season 1 – Action

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A four-part docu-series "Action" takes a look at the legalization of once-taboo sports gambling. "Action" chronicles the lives of professional gamblers, oddsmakers, and bookies throughout the 2018 NFL season. The Supreme Court lifted the ban on sports betting, allowing anyone to partake in the biggest gambling day of the year -- Super Bowl Sunday. Stephen Espinoza of Showtime Networks Inc. says, "Through the lens of industry professionals and real-life gamblers within every virtual layer of the business -- both legal and illegal -- "Action" delivers a one-of-a-kind look as sports gambling enters a brave new world."
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Nick Schager The Daily Beast 04/02/2019
That's similarly true of the series' treatment of gambling's negative effects on communities and people, which gets short shrift in favor of colorful portraits of those inhabiting this environment. Go to Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com 03/26/2019
Given the amount of office pools built around the tournament, Showtime might have the most timely entry with Action. Go to Full Review Steve Greene IndieWire 03/25/2019
B
A reminder that the margin between success and failure, like so many other areas in this country in 2019, is slimmer than a lot of people care to pretend it is. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today 06/20/2019
3.5/4
Action offers the perfect vicarious experience of sin and danger, leaving us free to safely move on after enjoying a brief thrill. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 03/27/2019
Action is definitely on the side of legalization, and the picture of the sports betting industry at this crossroads is fascinating. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Bill Krackomberger

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Kelly Stewart

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Vegas Dave

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Russell Wilson

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Jimmy Vaccaro

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Brent Musburger

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 24, 2019 Introducing a diverse cross-section of the gambling community and exploring the evolving impact legalization will have on the industry following a landmark 2018 court ruling to lift the ban on sports betting. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 31, 2019 Professional gamblers, handicappers, polarizing consultants, illegal bookies and more are chronicled as the 2018 NFL season continues, revealing their introduction to legalized sports betting and the hazards of the industry. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 7, 2019 As the 2018 NFL Playoffs kick off, professional gamblers, handicappers, polarizing consultants and daily fantasy players are chronicled as they make their picks during the busiest gambling period of the year. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 14, 2019 As the 2018 NFL season concludes with Super Bowl LIII, professional gamblers, handicappers and more place wagers on the biggest gambling day of the year; major sports leagues begin to embrace the gambling industry as legalization expands. Details

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Season Info

Director
Luke Korem
Executive Producer
Luke Korem, Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Jordan Wynn, David Check
Network
Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 24, 2019