American Sports Story

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The first poke has been released forAmerican Sports Story : Aaron Hernandez . go under for release in September , the inaugural time of year ofAmerican SportsStorytells the tale of formerfootball player Aaron Hernandez . Set to be play by Josh Rivera ( The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ) , Hernandez played three seasons with the New England Patriots before being arrested and convicted of the murder of Odin Lloyd . Hernandez later die out by suicide in prison at the age of 27 .

Now , FXhas release the trailer forAmerican Sports Story . delay it out below :

The trailer lead off with a football flying through the air in a stadium , with voiceovers from news reports calling Hernandez " one to watch " and a " once - in - a - generation talent . " After being showered with praise , the hands that are raised to beguile the football are unwrap to be in handcuffs , swerving towards the shocking downfall Hernandez experienced .

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American Sports Story Sets The Scene For An Interesting True Crime Tale

Producer Ryan Murphy Has Experience With Similar Shows

The trailer corroborate thatAmerican Sports Storywill premiere on September 17 on FX and will be available to watch on Hulu . The serial comes from executive producer Ryan Murphy , who has become a television keystone in the last decade . Murphy is well - poetize at accommodate true crime story to the minuscule screenland , as seen with his previous FX effortAmerican Crime Story . The manufacturer also recently ferment on the seriesFeud , which is also based on a true story .

From smash - strike musical serial Glee to American Horror Story to his Netflix shows , Ryan Murphy has create many impressive shows . What are the practiced ?

In addition to having Murphy sign on to produce , American Sports Storyalso has other television trends in its favor . dead on target criminal offense - base stories about major public figures are generally successful , with another object lesson being various projects centered around O.J. Simpson . One such series was thefirst time of year ofAmerican Crime Story , which focused on Simpson ’s test . The docuseriesO.J. : Made in Americawas also incredibly successful , winning an Oscar for Best Documentary feature of speech for its nearly eight - hour deletion .

a fictionalized version of Aaron Hernandez catches a football while facing away from the camera, though his wrists are handcuffed

American Crime Storycurrently has three season and is set to have a 4th .

The Hernandez story is not nearly as eminent - profile as that of Simpson , but nonetheless , it will have overlapping themes , as both were former jock who were incriminate of murder . The outcome of the two cases disagree , which is sure to bear on howAmerican Sports Storyproceeds as play off to something likeAmerican Crime Story . With a strong product squad and a absorbing foundation , American Sports Storyis well - positioned to jump a entrancing new goggle box franchise .

Source : FX

Cuba Gooding Jr as OJ Simpson standing in front of a Los Angeles backdrop

American Sports Story is a TV show from Stu Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow. The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.

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American Sports Story is a TV show from Stu Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy . The serial publication   stars Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow .   The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy ’s " American Story " franchise .

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