‘The Sticks’: Scott Bakula, Logan Marshall-Green & More Cast Confirmed; First Look At Netflix YA Hockey Drama Starring Michelle Monaghan
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- Netflix has officially titled its YA hockey drama "The Sticks" and confirmed Scott Bakula — in his return to television after NCIS: New Orleans — and Logan Marshall-Green as series regulars, alongside young actress Alex MacIsaac.
- Logan Marshall-Green, currently filming CBS's Marshalls Season 2 and recently seen in The Odyssey, will play Coach Sully on the series.
- Scott Bakula returns to television as Coach Brody, his first series-regular TV role since NCIS: New Orleans.
- Seven recurring cast members were newly unveiled: Bryan Greenberg as Cliff Barnes, Chelsea Field as Alice Hansen, Patrick Gallagher as Principal Montgomery, Alison Araya as Joan Garcia, Aman Smardon as Kai Becker, Krista Bridges as Frankie Ryder, and Ben Cotton as Mr. Marchbanks.
- The Sticks, created by Nick Naveda and Bridget Bedard, follows Michelle Monaghan as Harper Sullivan, a grieving wife who takes over coaching the hockey team her late husband built in the fictional small town of South Dorothy, Minnesota.
- 21 Laps (Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Robert Atwood) executive produces the eight-episode series, with Trey Edward Shults directing the pilot and second episode.
- The show joins a wave of hockey-themed series that includes Crave/HBO Max's Heated Rivalry and Prime Video's Off Campus.
Why it matters: Netflix is jumping into a hockey-content wave the source names as already delivering hits (Heated Rivalry on Crave/HBO Max, Off Campus on Prime Video), staking its entry on a grieving-coach premise and established TV faces rather than unknown teen leads. With 21 Laps — the production company behind Stranger Things — producing and eight episodes locked, the bet is on adult-skewing ensemble credibility to break through in a crowded YA-sports field.
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