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We did it already with AMC shows like The Killing, then Bravo premiere dates, and Starz premiere dates. Now it´s Current TV time.

Current TV New Series 4th and Forever premieres Thrusday May 26 9PM

Beginning Thursday, May 26th at 9:00 PM ET, Current TV will premiere “4th and Forever,” a new docu-series chronicling the 2010 football season of Long Beach Polytechnic High School, touted by Sports Illustrated as the “Sports School of the Century.”  The series documents the trials and tribulations of the promising team helmed by Head Football Coach Raul Lara, a 20 year Poly veteran who juggles a full-time job working the graveyard shift as a Deputy Probation Officer and has coached the Poly Jackrabbits to an impressive 100 wins in nine seasons upon entering the 2010 season.  Poly’s historic program boasts the largest roster of high school players who have gone on to the NFL including: Philadelphia Eagles’ wide receiver DeSean Jackson and offensive lineman Winston Justice; Washington Redskin’s safety Omar Stoutmire and the Houston Texan’s linebacker Darnell Bing, to name a few. Other notable Poly attendees include former professional tennis player Billie Jean King, actor John Wayne, actress Cameron Diaz and rapper Snoop Dogg.  Comprised of nine 30-minute episodes shot on location in Long Beach, California and throughout Southern California, “4th and Forever” explores how the team is a point of pride for a community that struggles with poverty, drugs, and gangs.  After decades of success, Poly had a down year in 2009. The community is frustrated with the current coaches and, after years of being pegged as “the team to beat,” the aura of invincibility is gone.  The players are worried that their hopes for a college scholarship have dimmed.  The clock is ticking and the question is: Can the team pull it together for one more season of greatness? And, can the players avoid the temptations of the street, succeed in the classroom, and emerge victorious on the field?

Poly’s historic program also boasts the largest roster of high school players who have gone on to the NFL and an alumni list that reads like a who’s who of sports and entertainment.  Graduates include Philadelphia Eagles’ wide receiver DeSean Jackson and offensive lineman Winston Justice; the Arizona Cardinals’ linebacker Pago Togafau, Washington Redskins’ safety Omar Stoutmire and the Houston Texans’ linebacker Darnell Bing.  The school has also been the home to the San Diego Padres’ Hall of Fame baseball star Tony Gwynn; the Philadelphia Phillies’ Chase Utley; the Seattle Mariners’ Milton Bradley and former professional tennis player Billie Jean King. More recent graduates include Samantha Larson, who at 18, became the youngest non-Nepalese woman to summit Mount Everest.  With over 5,000 students, the largely urban school has been the backdrop for such films as “American Pie,” “The Craft” and “American Beauty.” Other notable attendees include actor John Wayne, actress Cameron Diaz and rapper Snoop Dogg.

Shot on location in Long Beach, California and throughout Southern California, the series will explore how the team is a point of pride for a community that struggles with poverty, drugs, and gangs and will document the personal relationships the players have with their “families” on and off the field.  For Coach Lara, whose full-time job is working the graveyard shift as a Deputy Probation Officer, the football program provides its players a way out; everyone is pushing ahead for that “golden ticket” – a college scholarship and a better life.

After decades of success, Poly had a down year in 2009. They had their worst season in 15 years and lost to local rival Lakewood for the first time in over 25 years.  The community is frustrated with the current coaches and, after years of being pegged as “the team to beat,” the aura of invincibility is gone.  The players are worried that their hopes for a college scholarship have dimmed.  The clock is ticking and the question is: Can the team pull it together for one more season of greatness? And, can the players avoid the temptations of the street, succeed in the classroom, and emerge victorious on the field?

“This is a defining and exciting moment for Current TV, but our mission goes far beyond simply expanding and investing in original programming,” said Mark Rosenthal, CEO, Current TV.  “In an era of cookie cutter reality series, game shows and recycled programming ideas, Current TV believes there are important stories that have not yet found a voice on television.  The Long Beach Poly student athletes showcased in ‘4th and Forever’ are inspiring and their lives, passions and experiences will truly resonate in this documentary series. ‘4th and Forever’ personifies the kind of meaningful entertainment we will be dedicated to providing in 2011.”

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