Paramount Plus Tackles November Premiere Date for ‘Fantasy Football’ Film

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Sports comedy starring Marsai Martin, Omari Hardwick to debut November 25

Fantasy Football
Omari Hardwick and Marsai Martin in ‘Fantasy Football’ on Paramount Plus. (Image credit: Paramount Plus)

Paramount Plus has set a November 25 premiere date for its football-themed comedy film Fantasy Football.

The comedy, which stars Marsai Martin (Black-ish) and Omari Hardwick (Power), follows a star football player and his daughter, who discovers she can magically control her father’s performance on the football field, according to the streaming service.

Along with Martin and Hardwick, Fantasy Football stars Kelly Rowland, Rome Flynn, Elijah Richardson, Hanani Taylor, Abrigail Killmeier, Tyla Harris and Isac Ivan.

Fantasy Football is produced by The SpringHill Company and Genius Entertainment, with Martin serving as producer along with LeBron James, Spencer Beighley, Jamal Henderson, Joshua Martin and Timothy Bourne.■

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.