Defending AFC Champion New England Patriots to Headline the Summer Training Camp Series in 2027
NEW YORK — March 31, 2026 — HBO and NFL Films will re-team this summer for the HBO Original Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks. The five-episode series debuts Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. New episodes will premiere subsequent Tuesdays leading up to the finale on Sept. 8. This will be the first time since Hard Knocks launched in 2001 with the Baltimore Ravens that the series has documented the defending Super Bowl champion.
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks marks the franchise’s first appearance on the 19-time Sports Emmy®-winning series. Its signature all-access coverage will unfold this summer at the Seahawks training camp in Renton, Washington and will feature head coach Mike Macdonald, quarterback Sam Darnold, 2025 Associated Press (AP) NFL Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and defensive standouts Devon Witherspoon and Byron Murphy II.
Looking ahead, the New England Patriots – Super Bowl LX runner-up and six-time champions – will be the show’s featured training camp team in August 2027.
Since its debut in 2001, Hard Knocks has documented training camps of the Baltimore Ravens (2001), Dallas Cowboys (2002, 2008, 2021), Kansas City Chiefs (2007), Cincinnati Bengals (2009, 2013), New York Jets (2010, 2023), Miami Dolphins (2012), Atlanta Falcons (2014), Houston Texans (2015), Los Angeles Rams (2016, 2020), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017), Cleveland Browns (2018), Oakland Raiders (2019), Los Angeles Chargers (2020), Detroit Lions (2022), Chicago Bears (2024) and Buffalo Bills (2025).
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Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks will be narrated by Live Schreiber.
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