Season 1 – American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

2024

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"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.

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

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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

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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

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Ricky Valero

FandomWire

American Sports Story is one of the most compelling pieces of TV of the year.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 10, 2024

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Ty'Kira Smalls

Common Sense Media

This series is dark, tense, and intriguing.

Oct 9, 2024

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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

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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

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Stuart Zicherman

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Josh Rivera

Aaron Hernandez

Jaylen Barron

Shayanna Jenkins

Lindsay Mendez

Tanya Singleton

Ean Castellanos

D.J. Hernandez

Tammy Blanchard

Terri Hernandez

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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.

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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.

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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.

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