American Sports Story:All About the Ryan Murphy Show About Aaron Hernandez

Mar. 15, 2025

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The Ryan Murphy-verse is expanding with FX’sAmerican Sports Story.

The series was originallyannounced in August 2021with various cast members announced in November 2023 followingthe end of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

From the cast to when filming is expected to begin, here’s everything to know aboutAmerican Sports Storyseason 1.

Who is in theAmerican Sports Storycast?

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The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesstarJosh Andrés Riverais set to play the NFL athlete after blowing producers away with his audition.

“He stole the part,” producerNina Jacobson told IndieWire. “He is a grounded, likable, natural, and compelling presence, super-prepared. I was thrilled once they brought in a bunch of people, and let Josh rise to the top, which I knew he would. And we had him all tatted out. He was trained to be huge and muscular; he loved lifting weights,” she said of theWest Side Storyactor.

The cast also includes Patrick Schwarzenegger asTim Tebow(who played football with Hernandez at the University of Florida) and Lindsay Mendez as Tanya Singleton (Hernandez’s cousin).

Rounding out the cast are Jaylen Barron (Shayanna Jenkins), Ean Castellanos (DJ Hernandez), Tammy Blanchard (Terri Hernandez), Tony Yazbeck (Urban Meyer), Thomas Sadoski (Brian Murphy), Jake Cannavale (“Chris”) and Norbert Leo Butz (Bill Belichick).

Who is writingAmerican Sports Story?

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Who is producingAmerican Sports Story?

The series includes a long list of executive producers, including Murphy, Zicherman, Brad Falchuk, Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall and Wondery’s Hernan Lopez and Marshall Lewy and theBoston Globe’s Linda Pizzuti Henry and Ira Napoliello,perThe Hollywood Reporter.

When didAmerican Sports Storyfilm?

In January 2023, FX boss John Landgraf revealed that the series was “heading toward production” as they had “a fairly complete set of scripts.” Filming reportedly kicked off later that year in New Jersey, but was eventually suspended amid theSAG-AFTRA strike.

Filming reportedly resumed in December 2023 and continued into March 2024 in Florida.

How many episodes willAmerican Sports Storyhave?

Is there a trailer forAmerican Sports Story?

In August, FX released the official trailer for the new series which documents Hernandez’s rise and fall as a football player.

When willAmerican Sports Storybe released?

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In June 2024, Rivera announced the official release date for the show as he shared the first poster, which shows his tattooed back as he puts two fists behind his neck. “It’s official! Tune in September 17th,“he wrote in the caption.

The two-episode premiere will be on FX at 10 p.m. ET.

How to watchAmerican Sports Story?

While episodes will debut weekly on FX, they will be available to stream the next day on Hulu. For those tuning in internationally, the show will stream on Disney+.

Will there be a second season ofAmerican Sports Story?

Though it’s unclear if FX will order another season ofAmerican Sports Story, as it’s currently being billed as a limited series, anotherAmerican Storyspinoff is in the works.

WhenAmerican Sports Storywas announced in August 2021, FX alsorevealed plans forAmerican Love Story, with the first season covering the whirlwind courtship and marriage ofJohn F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.

source: people.com