Christopher Meloni to star in new sports drama on Hulu, Disney+ - USA Today
Actor Christopher Meloni, known for playing Elliot Stabler in the "Law & Order" universe, is stepping into a new role next year, this time starring as a fictional head coach for the NFL's Cleveland Browns.
Called "The Land," the show will premiere in mid-February on Hulu and Disney+, Disney told USA TODAY.
The show begins after the team has multiple disappointing seasons and Meloni, as coach Danny Roarke, tries to turn things around. Among the showโs other characters are a newly-drafted quarterback, team owner Hal Durkin and his daughters.
"The Land" is a 20th Television andย Skydance Sports production, created and executive produced by Dan Fogelman, who previously created "Paradise" and "This Is Us."
Hereโs what to know about the sports drama.
New episodes will drop at 9 p.m. PT on Sunday, Feb. 14, after the Super Bowl on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. It will also premiere on Disney+ internationally.
Disney will release two episodes that day, followed by one weekly. The finale will be released on April 12.
Among the showโs stars are Meloni as Danny Roarke, head coach of the Browns, Macy as Hal Durkin, the teamโs owner, as well as Bennet and Moore as Durkin's daughters. Disney did not release any other details on the roles of the other cast members.
The show follows both the teamโs owner and coach as they navigate football, relationships and business. In the show's trailer, Durkin, team owner, has a difficult conversation with his daughters, one of whom will take over as owner of the NFL team.
"You are members of this family," Durkin says in the trailer. "Can you take this franchise into the next era?"
In another heated clip, Roarke has a tense conversation with one of his sons, who calls him out on how he has treated his other son, a football player.
"You should be thanking me because I was the father to him that you never were," his son says as Roarke walks away angrily.
Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAYโs trending team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia โ the 757. Email her at sdmartin@usatoday.com.
