Ballers is a 2015 English-language Comedy Drama show created by Stephen Levinson. The show was Produced by Bret Slater, Peter Sussman, David Levinson, Lori Jo Nemhauser, Karyn Mckarthy, Neena Beber and Janace Tashjian under the banner of Closest to the Hole Productions in collaboration with Leverage Entertainment, Seven Bucks Entertainment and Film 44. for HBO. Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Stras as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football. Ballers stars Dwayne Johnson, Rob Corddry, John David Washington, Omar Miller, Donovan W. Carter, Troy Garity and Aramis Hudson. Cinematography was done by Tobias Schliessler, Jamie Reynoso and Rodney Taylor. The series has a running time of 27 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 47 episodes during it's run of 5 seasons. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Warner Bros. Television Distribution. Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Stras as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.