Jason Sudeikis won the hearts of many for his portrayal of a lovable soccer coach in Ted Lasso. Can Owen Wilson do the same as a former pro golfer in Stick?
Apple TV+ released the official trailer for Stick, a new feel-good sports comedy coming soon to the streamer. Wilson, who executive produces the series, stars as Pryce Cahill/Stick, an ex-pro golfer whose career came to a screeching halt after a “psychotic break” on the course 20 years prior. Cahill’s life has never been the same as he searches for a second chance.
Enter Santi (Peter Dager), a troubled 17-year-old who “swings a golf club like a dream.” Cahill offers to coach and caddy for Santi as they attempt to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Championship. “The game’s finally giving me something back,” Cahill says before embarking on this journey with this promising phenom.
Stick’s ensemble features Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño, Lilli Kay, Judy Greer, and Timothy Olyphant. Several popular PGA Tour golfers, including Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley, Max Homa, and Wyndham Clark, will make special appearances. Additional cameos include broadcasters Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman, Good Good’s Matt Scharff, Brad Dalke and Garrett Clark, as well as golf enthusiast Dan Rapaport.
Stick’s showrunner is executive producer Jason Keller, who co-wrote James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari.
Can Stick become golf’s version of Ted Lasso? It’s too early to tell. Ted Lasso came at a time when the world was in peril during the pandemic. Coach Lasso’s positive attitude and the show’s inspiring message resonated with people looking for hope. Ted Lasso rode that momentum to become one of the most popular shows on Apple TV+.
Stick consists of 10 episodes debuting on Apple TV+. The first three episodes will stream on Wednesday, June 4. One new episode will be released every Wednesday through July 23.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.