Synopsis
The League (2009), Season 1 — six episodes, watch online on iFILM. A group of Chicago friends kicks off their annual fantasy football draft, and from the first episode it is clear that the league matters more to them than most things that actually matter.
Pete's divorce is the season's inciting crisis — suddenly his ex-wife is everyone else's problem, and their own marriages are not holding up well under scrutiny either. The run ends at the Shiva Bowl, a championship named after a classmate who has no idea she became a trophy. Much of the dialogue is improvised, but Season 1 has a clean shape: six episodes, no filler. Taco trying to hold down a real job at a car dealership is the kind of subplot that makes the whole thing worth watching. Stream The League Season 1 online on iFILM.
6 episodes
S1·E1The Draft
A group of friends from Chicago begin their annual fantasy football league by preparing the league draft, but three-time defending champ Pete has a problem: his wife Meegan doesn't want him to play this season.
S1·E2The Bounce Test
Pete's split with Meegan intrudes upon Ruxin's marriage, as Sofia is neglecting him sexually in order to spend her time helping Meegan deal with the break-up. Meanwhile, Jenny reveals to Sofia the sexual secrets that ensure that Kevin will never leave her.
S1·E3Sunday at Ruxin's
Ruxin invites everyone over on Sunday to watch the games, see the baby, and have lunch. His guests get much more lunch than they expected, as Ruxin and Sofia forbid the gang from watching football during their meal.
S1·E4Mr. McGibblets
The guys join Pete on what was supposed to be his 5th-anniversary spa trip. Meanwhile, Kevin enlists Taco to scare his daughter off of her new toy, which Kevin hates.
S1·E5The Usual Bet
Pete and Kevin get stuck at a terrible Christmas party instead of watching the games, while Ruxin and Taco go to Chinatown on a very special mission.
S1·E6The Shiva Bowl
The guys try to hide the Shiva Trophy from their high school classmate - the actual Shiva. Taco gets a "real person job at a Volkswagen dealership.
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