The team behind Fox’s Ultimate Tag hope that NFL stars JJ Watt and his brothers TJ and Derek fronting a physical competition format will sate viewers missing out on live sports. It’s certainly a bi…
hope that NFL stars JJ Watt and his brothers TJ and Derek fronting a physical competition format will sate viewers missing out on live sports.The show, which is based on the playground game of chase or tag, essentially sees regular folk competing against a group of professional taggers, some are parkour experts, to vault, dodge, tumble and dive across a massive course to avoid getting caught. The show launches tonight, Wednesday May 20.
The presence of Houston Texans’ JJ Watt, who holds and his brothers, who both play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, elevates the show, says Znak. Wade adds it’s incredibly rare to get current NFL stars to host non-scripted series and the team flew to Houston to pitch JJ after a Skype meeting. “It was a coup to get him.”
The show has been in development for a couple of years, before the 2018 film, starring Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner, was released.
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