A former pro golfer helps a hotshot teenager hone his game - and his life - in the Apple TV+ comedy from creator Jason Keller.

Apple TV+ looks to create the next Ted Lasso with its sports comedy Stick, replacing soccer with golf and Jason Sudeikis with Owen Wilson. Even with these differences, there are times when it seems like Stick was engineered in a lab to be as close to Ted Lasso as possible.

The new Apple TV+ series Stick is ostensibly a comedy, but the first episode seems to delve more into the sincerity of Owen Wilson’s man character than try to concentrate on laughs. That’s OK, because the show does have lots of potential for both laughs and feelgood vibes.