{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000018f-0ced-db87-ad9f-3cff5eaa0001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/zendaya-challengers-tennis-movie-faq","headline":"Everything you need to know about Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘Challengers,’ starring Zendaya","description":"The complicated relationship drama, which follows a tennis-fueled love triangle between Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor, is streaming on Prime Video.","datePublished":"2024-04-23T23:07:22.553Z","dateModified":"2024-12-09T16:25:27.276Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mekeisha Madden Toby ","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/author/mekeisha-madden-toby","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2462726/2147483647/strip/true/crop/728x728+91+0/resize/84x84!/grayscale/true/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fcc%2Ff5%2Fe8883aa44630bd01e92cbe667f67%2Fmekeisha-headshot2.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9080207/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F48%2Fc8%2F18fd01bc4f3895bf7c0839e7dfda%2Fabout-amazon-hero-tire-town-stills-pull-230607-002-rc.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![A still image from MGM Studios \"Challengers\" movie. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9080207/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F48%2Fc8%2F18fd01bc4f3895bf7c0839e7dfda%2Fabout-amazon-hero-tire-town-stills-pull-230607-002-rc.jpg)\n\n# Everything you need to know about Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘Challengers,’ starring Zendaya\n\n*The complicated relationship drama, which follows a tennis-fueled love triangle between Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor, is streaming on Prime Video.*\n\nThe Amazon MGM Studios drama is available to stream on Prime Video, and it’s a must-watch, whether you’re a full-fledged Zendaya-phile or simply love a good drama.\n\n![Zendaya sitting in a crowd of people while wearing sunglasses.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b5cb5ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x1080+150+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F32%2F80%2F9f81d1754f798f2d7733247f40f0%2Fchallengers-promo-image.jpg)\n\n- [Watch the trailer for Zendaya's new movie 'Challengers'](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/zendaya-challengers-trailer)\n\nHere’s everything you need to know about the movie, which received four 2025 Golden Globe nominations in Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Performance by a Female Actor, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.\n\n## Is *Challengers* a romantic drama or a tennis movie?\n\n*Challengers* is about the complicated relationships of three incredibly intense and ambitious prize-winning tennis players. Zendaya’s Tashi is a force of nature, on and off the court, who makes no apologies for her bodacious behavior.\n\n![A still image from MGM Studios \"Challengers\" movie. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e9cf33a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F46%2Fd8%2F00b6a68e463bba2cb388594b54e2%2Fabout-amazon-inline-c-00654-r.jpg)\n\nMarried to Art (Mike Faist), a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against a struggling Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Art’s former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. It’s a tennis match 13 years in the making since the day the pair first met Tashi when they were all teenagers. Told through a nonlinear narrative that spans over a decade, the trio’s pasts and presents are explored as well as their ever-changing intentions and desires.\n\n## Is *Challengers* based on a true story?\n\n![A still image from MGM Studios \"Challengers\" movie. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/417f661/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fda%2F00%2F8ebd83c446a285f137434678838d%2Fabout-amazon-inline-c-05803-r.jpg)\n\nIt isn’t based on a true story. The film follows the fictional character, Tashi Duncan (played by Zendaya), who is a former tennis prodigy-turned-coach.\n\n## What else have Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor been in?\n\nFaist may be familiar to musical lovers who checked out 2021’s reimagined *West Side Story*. The Tony-nominated actor performed in the original Broadway cast of *Dear Evan Hansen*, and appeared in the Broadway musical *Newsies*. O’Connor, meanwhile, is a British actor best known for his Emmy-winning role on *The Crown*, and his roles in the highly acclaimed films *God’s Own Country* and *La Chimera*.\n\n## Who directed *Challengers*?\n\n![A still image from MGM Studios \"Challengers\" movie. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e75d53a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fc6%2Fb3%2F46e8b99548a78b6fde89571c8f25%2Fabout-amazon-inline-c-01575-rc.jpg)\n\n*Challengers* was directed by Italian director and producer, Luca Guadagnino. “There were so many things that made me want to do this movie,” Guadagnino said. “Certainly, my complete worship of producer Amy Pascal is one of the most important reasons. The second reason was a very brilliant script by Justin Kuritzkes that had a great voice—it was so humorous and piercing. And the premise of the story—people who are complicated and who never really want to put things in place but in fact make things *more* complicated for themselves—was even better.”\n\n## Who produced the film?\n\n*Challengers* was produced by Amy Pascal and Zendaya. “From the initial conversations I had with Amy and Luca, it was very clear that we were all on the same page with our vision for the film—it should still be humorous and have a levity to it, even as it deals with life situations that are nuanced and characters who have pain inside of them,” Zendaya said.\n\n## How can I watch *Challengers?*\n\n[*Challengers*](https://www.amazon.com/Challengers-Luca-Guadagnino/dp/B0CX5MZ9M4) is available to stream on Prime Video.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}