“We Are: The Brooklyn Saints.” The new Netflix docuseries, which premieres Friday, follows a youth football program (ages 7 to 13) in East New York, Brooklyn, through their 2019 season, and shows the softer side of football. “Prior to starting production, I met up with a producer, who shall remain nameless, but it’s someone I really respect,” director Rudy Valdez told The Post. “I was like, ‘I am about to start this series about this football team.’ And the producer said to me, ‘That’s amazing.
It’s just too bad that unless your team goes undefeated and wins a national championship, you don’t really have a story.’ ”Valdez dug in his heels.
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