High Hoops: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

High Hoops tells the story of a charmingly reckless high school basketball player and her chaotic pursuit of success, fame, love and the perfect hook shot.

The show is about a failing school basketball team and the arrival of tall, gaffe-prone but unstoppable Aoife O'Neill. It's a show about determination, finding your tribe, and being true to yourself. Following Aoife and her family as they move to a new area and a new school. She sees this as an opportunity to change her life. Aoife soon discovers that the only place she really fits in is the school basketball team - only they're terrible. Can she turn them around?

Series details

• Title: High Hoops
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Children
• Premiere date: 2025-03-17
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 28 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 83290
• IMDb ID: tt33113479
• TVDB ID: 460976

Cast and credited roles

• Darci Hull — Aoife O'Neill
• Robert Webb — Mr. Holt
• Isy Suttie — Bríd O'Neill

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-03-17; final listed air date 2025-03-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-02-02; final listed air date 2026-02-02; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from High Hoops on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.