Players tries to skewer esports with an awkward mix of humor and drama
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#60E42)
A photo from Players. | Image: CBS Studios The entire time I watched Players, a new Paramount Plus show about competitive League of Legends, I kept feeling like something was just a little off.
Players is a mockumentary about Fugitive Gaming, a fictional team that's a member of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), the North American wing of professional League of Legends esports. Much of the show revolves around the relationship between Creamcheese (Misha Brooks), a brash veteran who has been a star of the team since its founding, and Organizm (Da'Jour Jones), an inscrutable rookie who promises to be one of the best-ever players. (American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault are the minds behind Players.)
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