The second season of HBO’s original series 100 Foot Wave will premiere on HBO on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET. The episode will also be available on HBO Max at the same time. The show completely revolves around the exciting but dangerous sport of surfing.
The water can be dangerous at times, with waves reaching nearly 30 feet high. That doesn’t stop some brave surfers from doing what they do best. The movie 100 Foot Waves is based on the feats of legendary surfer Garrett McNamara. Season 1 begins on HBO on July 18, 2021, and runs for six episodes through August 22, 2021. The show has been refreshed for a second season that will begin in August 2021.
Filming of 100 Foot Wave took place in Portugal, Hawaii and California.
Chris Smith, an award-winning American director, directed 100 Foot Wave. Season 1 was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a Non-Fiction Program. Mike Prickett and Laurent Pujol are the winners of this award. In addition to the great Garrett McNamara, the 2019 season will also feature big surfers Justine Dupont, CJ Macias, Kai Lenny, António Laureano, etc. The trip will start in Nazaré, Portugal and continue on through Hawaii and California. Coasts in rural Europe produce huge waves in the aftermath of Hurricane Epsilon, attracting thousands of extreme sports athletes.
HBO has released the official trailer for the series:
According to the official synopsis of the show:
“Legendary Garrett McNamara, his world-class surfing colleagues and some unexpected newcomers continue to push the boundaries of their sport, as well as the boundaries of their minds and bodies. .” The only constant for these extreme athletes is to face the ups and downs of their dangerous and unpredictable lifestyle, where every big wave has the potential to create a dramatic new chapter in the game. their personal stories.”
It continued:
With an intimate mix of interviews, authentic footage, and personal archives, as well as stunning aerial, underwater, and underwater footage from the Emmy Award-winning camera crew, the series record a world unlike any other.”
The aerial and underwater images of the 100-foot high wave are breathtaking. Episodes of the new season are from surf seasons ’20/’21 and ’21/’22.
Who is Garrett McNamara?
Garrett “GMAC” McNamara, born August 10, 1967, is a world-renowned American major surfer who currently holds the world record for longest wave ever ridden. In the first season of 100 Foot Wave, he achieved the impossible. McNamara entered the Guinness Book of World Records in November 2011 after surfing 78 feet (24 meters) in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. He broke the previous world record by more than a foot, but he was just getting started. He was constantly looking for a bigger wave. In January 2013, McNamara wowed the world by breaking his own elusive world record by riding a 100-foot (30-meter) high wave.
This achievement was also achieved in Nazaré, Portugal. McNamara is also famous for successfully riding a big wave at Jaws in Hawaii, and for being the first person to ride a wave split by a glacier. McNamara is married to Nicole, an environmental science professor. Both were married to different people when they first met. They have three children: Barrel, Theia Love Nazaré and Nazaré. Celeste Rose and Strawberry Lucy from Fe do Mar.
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