Sean Payton is one of the most renowned head coaches in NFL history, and now his story will be getting told in the form of a Netflix movie. As for who will play the New Orleans Saints boss? Well, in a touch of casting magic, Netflix managed to get the one and only Kevin James to play the role of Payton in the upcoming movie titled “Home Team.”

This is the ultimate cinematic masterpiece that football and comedy fans never knew they needed.

Per the film's trailer, the movie will focus on James, playing as Payton, after he received a one-year suspension from the NFL. During his time off, he goes to watch his son's disastrous sixth-grade football team, coached by Taylor Lautner. Payton eventually takes up a coaching role with the team in order to help turn around the struggling program.

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The film, which is based on a true story from Payton's hiatus from the NFL, is set to release on the streaming service on Jan. 28, 2022. So, if you're a fan of the Saints or Kevin James, or movies that will probably be so bad that they're incredibly good, then you should put a note on your calendar.

Payton was suspended one season by the NFL in 2012 as a result of the “Bountygate” scandal in which the Saints were alleged to have been paying out bonuses to defensive players if they inflicted injuries on their opponents.

The film is rated PG and is being produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions.