Name: American Sports Story
Released: 2024-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Josh Andrés Rivera, Jaylen Barron, Lindsay Mendez

TV Show · Drama · Sports

The first installment of FX’s 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.

2024 · 50m

Starring Josh Andrés Rivera, Jaylen Barron, Lindsay Mendez

Director Carl Franklin

EPISODE 1

If It's to Be

Young Aaron grows up with high aspirations and immense pressure for his football career, but when tragedy strikes, his fate falls into new hands.

43m
EPISODE 2

Consequences, with Extreme Prejudice

Faced with college level competition on the field and distractions off of it, Aaron learns that the rules work differently when you're a team asset.

42m
EPISODE 3

Pray the Gay Away

Aaron's star status brings him acclaim but he struggles to resist hidden temptations and seeks counsel from an unlikely source.

43m
EPISODE 4

Birthday Money

Aaron prepares for the NFL Draft with high hopes, but secrets from his past threaten to unravel his NFL prospects.

42m
EPISODE 5

The Man

'Patriot Way,' Aaron reconnects with an old love interest and seeks out a dangerous new friend.

40m
EPISODE 6

Herald Street

As his NFL stardom rises, Aaron commits a violent act that casts a haunting shadow over his picture-perfect life.

45m