Event Details
Tuesday
October 1, 2024 6:00 pm
Writers Guild of America East
250 Hudson Street, NYC 10013
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Learn about the process of adapting Aaron Hernandez's story for the screen.
Stuart Zicherman talks with his AMERICAN SPORTS STORY colleague Domonique Foxworth about the process of adapting Aaron Hernandez’s story for the screen. The first installment of AMERICAN SPORTS STORY is based on the podcast GLADIATOR: AARON HERNANDEZ AND FOOTBALL INC. from the Boston Globe and Wondery. 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.
The series stars Josh Rivera (Aaron Hernandez), Jaylen Barron (Shayanna Jenkins), Lindsay Mendez (Tanya Singleton), Ean Castellanos (DJ Hernandez), Tammy Blanchard (Terri Hernandez), Tony Yazbeck (Urban Meyer), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Tim Tebow), Thomas Sadoski (Brian Murphy), Jake Cannavale (“Chris”) and Norbert Leo Butz (Bill Belichick).
AMERICAN SPORTS STORY: AARON HERNANDEZ is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Stuart Zicherman, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Carl Franklin. Hernan Lopez and Marshall Lewy of Wondery also serve as executive producers alongside Linda Pizzuti Henry and Ira Napoliello of the Boston Globe. The series is produced by 20th Television.
FX’s AMERICAN SPORTS STORY: AARON HERNANDEZ
– New Limited Series Franchise – Premiered Tuesday, September 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and Streaming Next Day on Hulu.
