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Status: Returning Series
First Aired: January 11, 2023
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Networks: Disney+
Genres: Documentary

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Chasing Waves(2023)

To honour the past. To pursue a dream. To fuel the soul.

TMDB Rating: 4.8 (4 votes)

Overview

An docu-series exploring the unique and wonderful surf culture in Japan, highlighting the dramatic push and pull between convention and innovation. By chronicling the lives of both the trendsetters and the traditionalists, the series paints a captivating holistic picture of the global surf industry – from Australian-Japanese surfer, Connor O’Leary to freestyle surfers, Olympic hopefuls and businesspeople trying to make their mark.

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Season 1

8 episodes • 2023

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Chasing the Dream	Jan 11, 2023
2	Weight of a Nation	Jan 11, 2023
3	Rising Tide	Jan 11, 2023
4	Legacy	Jan 11, 2023
5	Power of the Ocean	Jan 11, 2023
6	Ebb and Flow	Jan 11, 2023
7	Undercurrents	Jan 11, 2023
8	Sea of Change	Jan 11, 2023

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