Disney has released a new poster for the upcoming first instalment of “American Sports Story”, which 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.

Check out the first poster below:

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.

The new series will premiere on FX on Tuesday, 17th September 2024, with episodes available the next day on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+.  The series will also be released on Disney+ internationally, though no release date has been announced yet.

Are you looking forward to watching “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

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