American Sports Story season 2 gets a cautious response from executive producer and series developer Stu Zicherman. Debuting in September, with Josh Andrs Rivera in the title role, the FX and Hulu series chronicles the tragic rise and fall of NFL star Aaron Hernandez and aims to use the former Patriot player as a starting point to tackle larger questions about family, identity, and masculinity. But since it is part of the larger American Story franchise, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, there are questions about what a second installment could look like.

In an interview with TheWrap, following the American Sports Story finale, Zicherman briefly addressed whether the series could be back for season 2. It's noted that the executive producer and the show's team have discussed possible ideas to explore, but the drama has not been renewed yet. Zicherman explains, in the quote below, what the conditions for a...