Providing some indirect competition for ESPN’s 30 for 30 series and HBO’s Hard Knocks, Netflix’s latest docu-series Last Chance U takes viewers not just onto the football field of the championship-ready East Mississippi Community College Lions, but deep into the lives of the troubled players and the dedicated educators and coaches that make the school unlike anywhere else in the country.
And East Mississippi Community College is a prime place to see that in earnest.
Last Chance U is an extremely important project to come out right now.
Friday Night Light fans will definitely find a lot of enjoy about Last Chance U, as this is much more of a character piece than it is your average football narrative.