The first season of “Swagger,” a sports drama set in the high-stakes world of high school basketball in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Seat Pleasant, Md., was released in fall 2021 to moderate critical acclaim. The creator, Reggie Rock Bythewood, and his cast and crew were proud of what they had accomplished. But for the show’s second season, which premiered on Apple TV+ last week, Bythewood’s ambitions were much bigger. And he wanted to use the story of a prep school sports team to make a statement about the country. The second season jumps ahead to Jace’s senior year as the demands of budding fame and the pressure of mounting expectations reach a fever pitch.

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Persons: “ Swagger, ”, Reggie Rock Bythewood, ” Bythewood, ‘ Swagger ’, Jace Carson, Isaiah Hill, Jace, Jenna, Shinelle, Quvenzhané Wallis, Ike, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Jace’s Organizations: D.C, Apple Locations: Washington, Seat Pleasant, Md