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Sports TV Series

Athletic competition and the world around it.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 104 series

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104 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

The Last Dance

★ 9.0
182K 10 2020–2020
Sports · Docuseries · Nostalgic
10/10

Formula 1: Drive to Survive

★ 8.5
60K 79 2019–present
Sports · Docuseries · Adrenaline
10/10

Haikyuu!!

★ 8.7
55K 89 2014–2020
Sports · Anime · Hopeful
10/10

Blue Lock

★ 8.1
33K 38 2022–present
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline
10/10

Welcome to Wrexham

★ 8.3
25K 60 2022–present
Sports · Docuseries · Hopeful
10/10

Fighting Spirit

★ 8.8
19K 76 2000–2002
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline
10/10

Kuroko's Basketball

★ 8.2
16K 78 2012–2015
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline
10/10

Sunderland 'Til I Die

★ 8.1
10K 17 2018–2024
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

Slam Dunk

★ 8.7
9K 102 1993–1996
Sports · Anime · Coming of age
10/10

Captain Tsubasa

★ 7.9
9K 161 1983–1995
Sports · Anime · Hopeful
10/10

All or Nothing: Manchester City

★ 8.1
8K 8 2018–2018
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

Last Chance U

★ 8.4
8K 40 2016–2020
Sports · Docuseries · Gritty
10/10

All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur

★ 8.0
7K 9 2020–2020
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

All or Nothing: Arsenal

★ 8.2
7K 8 2022–2022
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

Ping Pong the Animation

★ 8.6
6K 11 2014–2014
Sports · Stylized direction
10/10

30 for 30

★ 8.8
6K 141 2009–present
Sports · Docuseries · Anthology
10/10

Tour de France: Unchained

★ 8.1
6K 24 2023–2025
Sports · Docuseries · Adrenaline
10/10

Quarterback

★ 8.0
6K 23 2023–present
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

Sanctuary

★ 8.0
5K 8 2023–present
Sports · Gritty · Character study
10/10

Full Swing

★ 7.9
5K 27 2023–present
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

Break Point

★ 7.3
5K 16 2023–2024
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

Captains of the World

★ 8.2
5K 6 2023–2023
Sports · Docuseries
10/10

Fighting Spirit: New Challenger

★ 8.8
5K 26 2009–2009
Sports · Anime · Adrenaline
10/10

Aoashi

★ 8.1
4K 24 2022–2022
Sports · Coming of age · Anime
10/10