Seahawks to be featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks, per reports

For the first time in team history, the Seattle Seahawks will reportedly be featured on HBO’s long-running Hard Knocks series.

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NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Monday night that the Super Bowl-champion Seahawks will be on the next edition of Hard Knocks, which will take place during training camp this summer.

Pelissero also reported that the New England Patriots, who the Seahawks beat in the Super Bowl last month, will be the subject of Hard Knocks during training camp ahead of the 2027 season.

Announced tonight in a general session at the NFL Annual Meeting, per sources:

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— 2026 Hard Knocks (Training Camp) on HBO: #Seahawks

— 2027 Hard Knocks (Training Camp) on HBO: #Patriots pic.twitter.com/WaOMCZFBpF

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 31, 2026

ESPN’s Adam Schefter also reported the news Monday night.

Hard Knocks is a reality sports documentary series that follows an NFL team for an extended period, with actor Liev Schreiber narrating 55-minute episodes. The first season of Hard Knocks followed the Baltimore Ravens in 2001. There have been 26 seasons in total, most of which have covered teams during training camp. There have also been five in-season editions of Hard Knocks since 2021, including two that have covered entire divisions, as well as one offseason edition that featured the New York Giants in 2024.

With the Seahawks and Patriots both set to be on the show for the first time, it cuts down the number of NFL teams to never be featured on a season of Hard Knocks from 10 to just eight. The remaining teams yet to be on a season are Denver, Jacksonville, Tennessee, San Francisco, Green Bay, Minnesota, Carolina and New Orleans.

The Seahawks didn’t have to participate in “Hard Knocks” for many years because of a rule giving a team the option if they made the playoffs each of the previous two seasons. That rule was changed a year ago.

Seattle has a handful of intriguing storylines ahead of the 2026 season. The Seahawks let running back and Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III (Chiefs), safety Coby Bryant (Bears), linebacker Boye Mafe (Bengals), cornerback Riq Woolen (Eagles) and wide receiver Dareke Young (Raiders) all move on from the franchise in free agency.

It is also unclear how Seattle intends to replace Walker’s production, whether that’s by committee with the likes of Emanuel Wilson, who was signed in free agency after three seasons with the Green Bay Packers, George Holani and Kenny McIntosh, or if the injured Zach Charbonnet will become the main option once he’s healthy.

Coach Mike Macdonald told reporters at the NFL’s annual league meeting in Arizona that the Seahawks are expecting to have Charbonnet back at some point during the season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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