Reese Witherspoon Drops New Docuseries About Hawaiian Female Surfers

In case you haven’t heard, surfing’s gone mainstream.

From the Olympics to Apple TV’s (now canceled) Make or Break to ABC’s The Ultimate Surfer (also canceled), the powers at be are doing their damndest to boost surfing’s fanbase beyond the shadowy, fringe world in which it has subsisted for decades.

And the latest to try their hand at the herculean task of breaking surfing past the mainstream audience barrier is Hollywood elite, Reese Witherspoon.

The latest project from Reese’s production company, Hello Sunshine (Daisy Jones & the Six, Big Little Lies, etc.) is a surfing docuseries, coming to Prime Video, featuring female Hawaiian up-and-comers Moana Jones Wong, Ewe Wong, Maluhia Kinimaka, Pua DeSoto, and Brianna Cope as they fight their way to surfing glory.

For more about the series, check out the press release below:

NEW YORK—June 28, 2023—Surf Girls Hawai’i, a four-part docuseries produced by Hello Sunshine in partnership with TOGETHXR, will premiere July 18 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The official trailer and key art are available now. Surf Girls Hawai’i is the latest addition to the Prime membership, with Prime members enjoying savings, convenience, and entertainment, all in a single membership.

Surf Girls Hawai’i follows the next generation of Native Hawaiian female surfers as they compete to earn a coveted spot on the professional surfing WSL Championship Tour. This 4-part docuseries offers behind the scenes access to five of the sport’s most exciting young stars – Moana Jones Wong, Ewe Wong, Maluhia Kinimaka, Pua DeSoto, and Brianna Cope – as they train, navigate family responsibilities, and compete against the highest-ranking surfers in the world to get to the top of the podium. The stakes have never been higher as they battle intense waves, while feeling the added responsibility of representing their native Hawaiian heritage in the world of competitive surfing. It’s a coming-of-age story on the ocean, featuring the most beautiful beaches in the world during endless summer.

Surf Girls Hawai’i is executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Sara Rea of Hello Sunshine; Reni Calister, Jessica Robertson, and Brett Bouttier of TOGETHXR; Erik Logan and Jed Pearson IV of World Surf League (WSL); and Leslie Garvin, Dara Horenblas, and Monica Medellin. Ramy Romany, Tyler O’Neil, and Tomiko Jones serve as co-executive producers. Molly Micallef serves as producer. Surf Girls Hawai’i is produced for Prime Video by Hello Sunshine and TOGETHXR.

Stay tuned for Surf Girls Hawaii on July 18th.

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