Starz’s Wrestling Drama ‘Heels’ Still Packs a Punch in Round 2: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu Sports dramas are familiar to the television landscape, and are often beloved. Fans have leaned into series like “GLOW,” “All American,” and even the mid-2000s cult classic “Friday Night Lights.” Yet it’s not the competitive action that keeps audiences pulled in weekly, or amid hours-long binges: It’s the characters and the worlds carefully crafted around them.
It’s been nearly two years since the Season 1 finale of the Michael Waldron-created series “Heels” aired. Set in the fictional town of Duffy, Georgia, “Heels” follows brothers Jack (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), the stars of the Duffy Wrestling League (DWL).
The league and its dilapidated dome are the life’s work of the Spade brothers’ late father, Tom (David James Elliot). Jack has struggled to keep Tom’s fledgling dream and business alive in his absence.
Season 1 began unpacking the brothers’ deep-seated rivalry, one that was fostered from childhood by Tom’s anger and ego. It also examined the cracks in DWL’s business model.
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