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American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is a 10-episode anthology series based on the life of the former NFL player Aaron Hernandez. The series is set to premiere with two episodes on September 17, 2024, on FX and Hulu.
The official synopsis of the show reads:
“The 10-episode limited series charts the rise and fall of NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez and explores the disparate strands of his identity, his family, his career, his suicide and their legacy in sports and American culture.”
As per the information available on FX's website, American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is based on the podcast Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. from The Boston Globe and Wondery. Read on to find out everything you need to know before the show hits the screens.
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American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez: All episodes and when they release
The 10-episode series will air on FX and Hulu from September 17 to November 12, 2024, following a two-episode premiere. The following table lists the names of all episodes and their release dates:
New episodes will be released every Tuesday at 10 PM ET on Hulu and FX. The release times and even dates will vary for viewers depending on where they are watching from. For general convenience, the following table lists the release dates and times of the premiere alongside their corresponding time zones:
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez will tell a chilling real-life story
Season 1 of this anthology series will deal with the meteoric rise and tragic fall of the former NFL player Aaron Hernandez. He was an American professional football player who played three seasons with the New England Patriots.
In 2013, the NFL community was shocked as Hernandez was arrested and charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd. Lloyd was a semi-professional player who was dating Hernandez's fiancée’s sister. The Patriots immediately released Hernandez following the arrest.
In 2015, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, after being found guilty of first-degree murder. On top of that, while on trial for Lloyd's murder, Hernandez was also indicted for the double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, which had occurred in 2012.
In 2017, he was acquitted of the double homicide. However, days after the acquittal, Hernandez was found dead in his cell. It was deemed a suicide.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is not the first TV production to portray the story of Aaron Hernandez. On January 15, 2020, Netflix released a three-part documentary titled Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez that deal with the same.
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American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez: Cast and crew
Stu Zicherman is the creator of the show. The executive producers of the show include Zicherman, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, among others. Carl Franklin, Paris Barclay, Maggie Kiley, Steven Canals, and others, have taken turns to direct the episodes.
The cast of American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez includes:
- Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez
- Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow
- Lindsay Mendez as Tanya Singleton
- Tony Yazbeck as Urban Meyer
- Jake Cannavale as Chris
- Catfish Jean as Ernest "Bo" Wallace
- Jaylen Barron as Shayanna Jenkins
- Tammy Blanchard as Terri Hernandez
- Ean Castellanos as DJ Hernandez
- Thomas Sadoski as Brian Murphy
- Norbert Leo Butz as Bill Belichick
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The first two episodes of American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez will air on FX and Hulu on September 17, 2024, at 10 pm ET.
