Ep. - 1431 - STARTING 5: SEASON 2
Reality Life with Kate Casey
Kate Casey
4.4 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Peter Scalettar, director of Netflix’s acclaimed sports docuseries Starting 5, which follows elite NBA players throughout a full season — both on and off the court. Season 2 of Starting 5 follows Jaylen Brown, Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, and James Harden as they navigate the pressures, triumphs, and personal stories behind their NBA seasons.
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| 0:00.0 | The amazing Kate Casey. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome back for another episode of Reality Life with Kate Casey, and I've got a great sports |
| 0:09.0 | series for you. It was at the top of my What to Watch list this week. It's called Starting |
| 0:13.7 | Five on Netflix. What does it really mean to make it to the NBA? Not only do you have to get |
| 0:19.7 | drafted, but you've got to matter. |
| 0:22.6 | Every player who makes it to that level has already been a star their entire life. But once you |
| 0:28.2 | step into an NBA court, you're surrounded by the best in the world. Greatness takes on a whole new |
| 0:34.0 | meeting. It's not just about talent. It's about endurance. It's about showing up when |
| 0:38.9 | your body's tired, when the pressure's suffocating, and when the world expects perfection every |
| 0:44.1 | single night. The great ones have something deeper. They've got a mindset, a vision, and an obsession |
| 0:50.3 | that never turns off. And that's what starting five, the new Netflix docu-series captures so |
| 0:57.2 | powerfully. Season two follows five NBA superstars to the 2024-2020 season. Kevin Durant, |
| 1:06.5 | Shea Gilgis Alexander, Jalen Brown, Tyrese Halliburton, and James Hardin. Durant, the veteran, still |
| 1:13.6 | chasing greatness after years at the top. SGA, quiet, precise, redefining what leadership |
| 1:20.8 | looks like in Oklahoma City. Jalen, the thinker, balancing athletic dominance with purpose and perspective. |
| 1:29.6 | Tyrese, the young maestro, proving that joy in creativity can coexist with elite competition. |
| 1:36.9 | And then James, the enigma, forever evolving, still trying to write his own ending. |
| 1:42.9 | Together, they form a portrait of modern NBA basketball, |
| 1:46.9 | one that's much as about character as competition. So my guest today is Peter Scalitar, the director |
| 1:53.8 | who shaped these stories into something intimate, emotional, and real. Before starting five, Peter |
| 2:00.1 | worked on several projects, including none other than |
| 2:02.7 | The Bachelor. And now he's covering elite sports, revealing the athletes not just his icons, |
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