OUR STORY

Bringing ADAPTIVE to life has been a deeply rewarding and personal journey for us. It’s truly an honor to shine a light on the Paralympians and adaptive athletes whose voices have too often been overlooked or misrepresented.

From the start, our mission was clear: to tell stories from within the community—not about it. Too often, narratives about people with physical disabilities are filtered through a lens of ableism or reduced to one-dimensional portrayals of inspiration. With the guidance of a passionate team of executive producers, advisors, and creatives—many with lived experience—we set out to change that.

ADAPTIVE aims to showcase the raw humanity and determination of our featured athletes—not to generate pity, but to foster connection. You may laugh or cry, but above all, we hope you walk away with a deeper respect for their journeys and an appreciation for their excellence. We worked to ensure our characters were seen first and foremost as elite athletes and individuals, not defined solely by their disabilities.

EOur approach has always been to act as conduits, allowing our athletes to tell their stories in their voices, with honesty and vulnerability. It was our goal to create an immersive experience for viewers to connect deeply with our athletes and feel each celebration and each heartache. Every Paralympic cycle, the world cheers these athletes for a few fleeting moments. But rarely do we get to sit with the full story: the heartbreak, the training, the advocacy, the human cost—and the glory.

We also recognize that this work lives beyond the screen. With our impact partner, Angel City Sports, we’re committed to growing awareness of the adaptive sports movement. An estimated 15% of the U.S. population lives with a disability - yet only a small fraction are aware of or have access to programs like Angel City Sports. We hope ADAPTIVE inspires people to engage, to participate, and to reimagine what’s possible in their lives - on and off the field of play.

Our ability to adapt is an important part of life. Athletes must adapt, evolve, and alter their life and training routines in order to stay healthy, focused, and motivated based on new conditions and environmental factors they face. This could include living situations, relationships, aging, injuries, work-life balance, family, and external distractions. However, we ALL have to be adaptive in order to keep moving forward. Success in life is often achieved through failure, challenges, resilience, and ultimately our ability to be adaptive. 

If we are adapting to life, we are alive, we are growing, we are moving. 

We are all ADAPTIVE.