Pickleball Actuality Sequence Served Up By Shutterstock Studios

EXCLUSIVE: Pickleball is getting its second within the solar with a brand new actuality sequence going behind the scenes of its skilled tour.

Companions, which comes from Shutterstock Studios, the manufacturing arm of the picture library, is a six-part sequence that follows greater than 25 gamers, coaches and executives on the heart of the Carvana Skilled Pickleball Affiliation (PPA) tour.

The sequence is the primary to go behind the scenes with America’s fastest-growing sport and can observe gamers throughout one full season of the tour. It’s going to see the gamers prepare collectively, social gathering collectively, date one another and present up on the similar lodge the morning after a loss, a breakup or a contract dispute.

The game is now performed in 78 nations with almost 20M gamers within the U.S. and prize cash of over $30M yr.

The sequence, which premieres on Could 5, will air on Prime Video within the U.S. in addition to on the Carvana PPA Tour YouTube channel and PickleballTV.

It’s a part of Shutterstock Studios’ long-form slate, which additionally consists of Olympic Channel’s We Are King and the Browsing Via the Odds documentary. Companions is model funded by Carvana.

Shutterstock Studios produces in affiliation with Wavelength, which is behind docs comparable to Gained’t You Be My Neighbor and Netflix’s Somewhat. Mark Infante, Michele Gauthier, Aiden Darne and Jon Weidman exec produce with Dan Bradley (Dash) serving as showrunner.

“Pickleball is actually having a second, however most individuals nonetheless haven’t seen what it truly looks like inside that world,” stated Shutterstock Studios’ Mark Infante. “The entry we obtained from the Carvana PPA Tour modified the whole lot, putting us straight inside the motion – near the gamers, selections and the dynamics. That stage of entry solely occurs by belief and when a model is a part of the story from the beginning. We’re telling actual tales that core followers will acknowledge instantly, and new audiences can soar in while not having a primer.”

“The Carvana PPA Tour continues to showcase skilled pickleball on the world’s largest levels, and Companions offers the world a front-row seat to the whole lot that goes on behind the scenes – the drama, the competitors, the fervour and far more,” added Connor Pardoe, Founder and CEO of the Carvana PPA Tour. “Pickleball is exploding, and Mark, Dan and their group have delivered a sequence that meets it head on as they share these superb tales with the world.”