ESPN+ is ready to debut a brand new interview sequence that may embody such friends as John Cena and Marshawn Lynch.
Hailing from Andscape, The Trade With Kelley L. Carter premieres July 29 on ESPN Unlimited and ESPN+, The Hollywood Reporter has discovered. Carter, an Emmy-winning journalist, will host and government produce the digital sequence that includes conversations that heart on the intersection between sports and tradition.
Cena, Lynch, Tyler James Williams, Dwyane Wade, Renee Montgomery and Jeezy might be among the many public figures who will every visitor on separate episodes as they focus on their private lives, vulnerabilities and profession paths. Carter joined ESPN in 2016 as a author for The Undefeated and at present serves as senior leisure reporter for Andscape.
The 10-episode undertaking might be complemented by digital content material on YouTube, TikTok and different social media platforms. GTG Studios produces The Trade, whereas Carter, Samir Hernandez, Angella Hernandez, Leo Knox and showrunner Spencer Paysinger function government producers.
“This series goes significantly deeper than a traditional interview format; it is a true cultural exchange,” says Carter. “We are providing an essential platform for heavy-hitters across sports and entertainment to share their raw truths, unpeeled layers and defining choices in a way that viewers have never witnessed before.”
Adds Andscape vp and normal supervisor Jason Aidoo, “At Andscape, we’re passionate about the spaces where sports, culture, identity and influence converge — and The Trade With Kelley L. Carter is a powerful expression of that mission. Kelley has a rare ability to sit with our culture’s most recognizable figures and uncover something more human, more layered and more unexpected. Through these conversations, the series explores how sports has shaped the lives, identities and creative journeys of entertainers and athletes who continue to move culture forward. The Trade is intimate, cinematic and unmistakably Andscape.”
The poster for The Trade.
Courtesy of Andscape
