The Home Team: NY Jets Docuseries to Premiere on Prime Video August 21
Amazon takes viewers inside the high-pressure world of the NFL’s New York Jets in a six-part docuseries blending professional challenges with personal triumphs.
Amazon is set to release The Home Team: NY Jets on Prime Video August 21, offering an all-access pass to the lives of six Jets players and their partners. Produced by Skydance Sports and NFL Films in association with VaynerWATT, the series steps far beyond game-day highlights to explore the off-field realities of one of the NFL’s most scrutinized franchises.
The six-episode run, directed by Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce, and Ron Cornwall, will spotlight players including Quinnen Williams, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Allen Lazard, Tyler Conklin, Chuck Clark, and C.J. Mosley. It also features intimate perspectives from their partners, such as Maranda Williams and Jessie Vera-Tucker, painting a fuller picture of the sacrifices and support behind every snap.
Covering the turbulent 2024-25 regular season, the show chronicles the team’s intense ups and downs, including the firing of head coach Robert Saleh just five games in and a final 5-12 record. Against this backdrop, the series dives into how these athletes balance relentless competition with the demands of family life.
The narrative aligns with a growing appetite for sports storytelling that captures the human side of elite athletes. Like HBO’s Hard Knocks, this series promises a mix of locker-room grit and living-room warmth, with the added twist of seeing how families navigate the spotlight and strain.
Executive producers Jesse Sisgold, Jason T. Reed, Jon Weinbach, and Gary Vaynerchuk lead a stacked production team aiming to deliver what Prime Video calls “a behind-the-scenes experience that’s as personal as it is powerful.” By focusing on both football strategy and everyday moments, the docuseries may appeal to fans who crave more than just the box score.
With all episodes dropping at once, The Home Team: NY Jets positions itself as a binge-worthy blend of sports drama and human-interest storytelling. Whether viewers are rooting for the Jets or simply curious about life inside the NFL, this Prime Video exclusive could be the next must-watch in sports docuseries.
