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Tim Tebow as seen in “Untold: Swamp Kings”

“Untold: Swamp Kings”

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Volume 3 of the critically acclaimed docuseries “Untold” continues to pull back the curtain on the sports world when its newest installmen­t, “Swamp Kings,” premieres on Netflix,Tuesday,Aug. 22.This documentar­y heads down to Florida — where college football is life — to dig deeper into the story of the University of Florida Gators football team and its extraordin­ary return to victory.After achieving incredible success under coach Steve Spurrier in the 1990s, the Gators had found themselves in another lull by 2005.Taking on Urban Meyer and his take-no-prisoners style as head coach, the team — including future NFL stars Brandon Siler, Tim Tebow, Brandon Spikes, Major Wright and Ahmad Black, among many others — rose to claim a string of legendary victories between 2005 and 2010.Through extensive interviews and archival footage, “Swamp Kings” gives viewers an inside look at how the Gators went from underdogs to two-time BCS National Championsh­ip winners, “drilling down with a riveting playby-play of some of the Gators’ most blistering wins and losses ... [zooming] in on each turbulent year of Meyer’s reign and isn’t afraid to tackle the challengin­g sides of his leadership and the perils of his players being star athletes at such a young age” (Per Netflix). Directed by Katharine English (“First Ladies”), “Swamp Kings” is produced by Alexandra Lacey (“Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me,” 2023) and Joe Softley (“College Sports, Inc.,” 2021).

“Who is Erin Carter?”

Get swept up in the action in the new adventure crime series “Who is Erin Carter?” when it premieres on Netflix,Thursday,Aug. 24. Played in the series by Evin Ahmad (“The Restaurant”), Erin is a seemingly-ordinary British mother, wife and teacher living a dream life in Spain. But, when Erin finds herself caught up in a supermarke­t robbery and reveals her impressive fighting skills, her life threatens to come unraveled as her true identity bubbles closer to the surface.With writing by Jack Lothian (“Strike Back”), “Who is Erin Carter?” is directed by Ashley Way (“White Lines”), Savina Dellicour (“Pandore”) and Bill Eagles (“Strike Back”), and produced by Nuala O’Leary (“Strike Back”). Sean Teale (“The Gifted”), Indica Watson (“Deep State”), Pep Ambros (“Matadero”), Douglas Henshall (“Shetland”) and Charlotte Vega (“American Assassin,” 2017).

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