Jake Johnson's Foul-Mouthed Coach Leads New Netflix Comedy 'Hoops'
Johnson, who previously worked with Hoffman on , voices Coach Ben Hopkins, a petty and bad-tempered coach who is desperate to prove himself by training his underperforming high school basketball team into champions. He’s got his work cut out for him: as shown in the series teaser, Hopkins can barely get the ball in the net himself, and not without cussing out the entire court.
also stars Rob Riggle as Barry Hopkins, Ben’s father, a former pro athlete who now runs a local steakhouse; Natasha Leggero as Shannon, Ben’s estranged wife; Ron Funches as Ron, the team’s even-tempered assistant coach; Cleo King as Opal, the principal of Lenwood High; and A.D. Miles as Matty, a 16-year-old seven-footer on the team who struggles with body image issues.is executive produced by Hoffman, Johnson, Seth Cohen, M. Dickson, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
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