The new FX limited series American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez features a strong ensemble cast led by Josh Andrs Rivera as the titular protagonist. Created by Stuart Zicherman, whose previous television credits include The Americans, The Affair, Sweetbitter, and Alaska Daily, American Sports Story re-examines one of the most chilling off-the-field true stories in the history of the National Football League. The series is set up as an anthology, similar to American Horror Story, with each season chronicling a different real-life narrative from the broad world of professional sports. Ryan Murphy is an executive producer on the new TV franchise.

The true story of Aaron Hernandez had previously been chronicled in the 2020 3-part Netflix documentary series Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. American Sports Story will become the first series to tackle the difficult subject matter in a dramatized format for entertainment purposes. American Sports Story season 1 will span...