Home Game
This docuseries profiles unique and dangerous traditional sports from around the world, as well as the communities and cultures where they thrive.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- Netflix
- Documentary, Sports
- TV-14
This docuseries profiles unique and dangerous traditional sports from around the world, as well as the communities and cultures where they thrive.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Calcio Storico
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Rugby meets mixed martial arts in the brutally violent Calcio Storico, a traditional sport of Florence, Italy, that dates back nearly 500 years.
Episode 2
Highland Games
25 mins
The traditional Scottish sporting games focusing on the Heavy events that test competitors ability to throw heavy objects the farthest and the highest. Disciplines include the Caber Toss.
Episode 3
Freediving
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
For many in the Philippines, freediving without oxygen is a way of life. It's also a demanding sport that pushes the limits of the human body
Episode 4
Roller Derby
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
In Austin, Texas, skaters find an inclusive and supportive community in roller derby, a competition that blends high speed and physical combat.
Episode 5
Kok Boru
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
In Kyrgyzstan, players throw themselves into the national sport of kok boru, a rough polo-like game played on horses - with a dead goat as the ball.
Episode 6
Catch Fétiche
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Professional wrestling in the Republic of the Congo mixes athleticism and showmanship, but adds a layer of voodoo mysticism that makes it unlike anything else.
Episode 7
Makepung Lampit
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Unique to Bali's Jembrana region, Makepung Lampit puts its own spin on drag racing. The vehicle is a water buffalo, the track a flooded rice field.
Episode 8
Pehlwani
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Athletes have grappled in Phelwani wrestling contests for centuries in India. Now women are competition in a arena once reserved for men.
