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Season 1 – American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

2024 Biography Drama TRAILER for List
73% Tomatometer 22 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
"American Sports Story" is a scripted anthological limited series that focuses on a prominent event involving a sports figure and re-examines it through the prism of today's world. Viewers have the opportunity to see that story unfold from multiple perspectives in various tellings.The first installment of the 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.

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American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez — Season 1

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

American Sports Story dramatizes the tragic case of Aaron Hernandez with slick efficiency and some debatable insinuations about his motivations, with Josh Rivera's terrific performance giving the sad saga a compelling core.

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Matthew Creith TheWrap Rivera takes a vulnerable character like Aaron Hernandez and makes it possible to not only feel for the real-life figure but also believe in his self-doubt and emotional instability. Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Max Covill RogerEbert.com Even though “American Sports Story” has compelling drama to tap into, it never exceeds the level of a Lifetime series. Rated: 2/4 Sep 20, 2024 Full Review Judy Berman TIME Magazine The trouble comes once you make three or four or a dozen different TV shows about the same kind of bad guy, and suddenly your nuanced representation starts to look monolithic in a way you may have never intended. Sep 19, 2024 Full Review Ricky Valero FandomWire American Sports Story is one of the most compelling pieces of TV of the year. Rated: 8/10 Oct 10, 2024 Full Review Ty'Kira Smalls Common Sense Media This series is dark, tense, and intriguing. Oct 9, 2024 Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba Ryan Murphy has taken the story of a violent psychopath and turned it into a narrative about a gay man struggling with his demons, probably because it makes for more compelling television to Ryan Murphy. Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member They didn't have to make it so many episodes. They could have told his entire story in 3 episodes like Netflix did. Beware of lots of sex/nudity but blurred out boobs and penises. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 2024 If It's to Be Young Aaron grows up with high aspirations and immense pressure for his football career; when tragedy strikes, his fate falls into new hands. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 2024 Consequences With Extreme Prejudice Aaron faces college level competition on the field and distractions off of it; he learns that the rules work differently when you're a team asset. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 2024 Pray the Gay Away Aaron's star status brings him acclaim but he struggles to resist hidden temptations and seeks counsel from an unlikely source. Details
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Season Info

Director
Carl Franklin
Creator
Stuart Zicherman
Executive Producer
Brad Falchuk, Linda Pizzuti Henry, Carl Franklin, Nina Jacobson, Eric Kovtun, Marshall Lewy, Hernán López, Alexis Martin Woodall, Ryan Murphy, Ira Napoliello, Scott Robertson, Brad Simpson, Stuart Zicherman
Screenwriter
Ryan Farley, Chelsey Lora
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 17, 2024