Survivor's Remorse: Entourage With a Soul

There’s no question that Survivor’s Remorse, a new Starz series produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, his longtime BFF and business partner, was initially pitched as “Entourage for sports.” For eight seasons, that HBO show portrayed the life of a fictional film star as fundamentally empty, spiritually bankrupt, and endlessly repetitive: No matter what, it all turned out great in the end for Vinny Chase and his merry band of morons. (Coming to a theater near you in 2015!)

So it’s a relief to say that Survivor’s Remorse is more like “Entourage with a soul.” It’s the story of Cam Calloway (Jessie Usher), an undrafted basketball point guard who grew up in the slums of Boston but breaks through his rookie year, landing a megamillion-dollar contract with Atlanta’s professional team. (James lent his name to the production, but the NBA didn’t, so there are no actual team names and, in fact, very little basketball.) Cam’s whole life is obviously transformed, and the series tracks how he and his—there’s no escaping the word—entourage navigate the world of sudden wealth and overwhelming fame.