Paramount+ Sets Premiere Date for ‘Players’ Esports Comedy Docuseries (Trailer)
Paramount+ released the official trailer and premiere date on Monday for the upcoming esports comedic docuseries “Players,” in which fictional players called “Creamcheese” and “Organizm” team up to win a championship playing the Riot Games hit “League of Legends.” The 10-episode series will premiere the first three episodes on Thursday, June 16, exclusively on Paramount+. Following the series’ premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays.It’s co-created executive produced by “American Vandal” duo Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault and produced by CBS Studios in association with Funny Or Die, with Yacenda also directing.“Players” is about a fictional esports team led by 17-year-old prodigy Organizm (Da’Jour Jones) and 27-year-old veteran Creamcheese (Misha Brooks), who play video games to arenas full of cheering fans.