Watch trailer for "The Money Game," LSU's new streaming series on Prime Video
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A new docuseries about LSU athletic stars premieres Sept. 10 on Prime Video, the streaming service announced Thursday.
Why it matters: "The Money Game" examines the impact of the landmark decision to alter the NCAA's policy on name, image and likeness rights.
The big picture: Axios Entertainment and Campfire Studio's debut series offers an exclusive, all-access pass to the 2023-2024 athletic season at Louisiana's flagship school.
- The six-part docuseries goes behind the scenes with LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne, Heisman winner Jayden Daniels and LSU women's basketball stars Angel Reese and Flau'jae Johnson.
- Watch the trailer below, or click here to check it out.
What they're saying: "July 1, 2021, the NIL rule changed. That's the day my life changed," Dunne says at the beginning of the two-minute trailer.
- The teaser shows clips of exclusive interviews with the athletes, a look at their family life and their thoughts about navigating the business side of repping brands.
The intrigue: The series promises to bring the drama, from Daniels' dating life to the "inappropriate comments" and "disgusting" things people say about the athletes on social media.
- Other snippets show coach Kim Mulkey shutting down a reporter at a press conference and Reese seemingly on the verge of tears in a vehicle.
- In another moment, track star Alia Armstrong talks about only having $100 in her bank account "as one of the star athletes at LSU, and I was confused why" before the NIL deals.
The stars: Reese, formerly The Bayou Barbie, powered the Tigers to a national basketball championship in 2023, built an enterprising national brand and was a first-round pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky.
- Dunne is a social media sensation and a leading spokeswoman for major brands.
- Johnson earned SEC women's basketball Freshman of the Year honors and signed as an artist with Roc Nation.
- Daniels engineered one of the most prolific seasons in SEC football history while capturing the 2023 Heisman Trophy. He was the second overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders.
Zoom out: The series is produced by Axios Entertainment, Campfire Studios and Shaquille O'Neal's Jersey Legends, a division of Authentic Studios.
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