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The official trailer for “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” © FX
Just a few days ago, FX released a first teaser for the debut season of “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez.” Now the eagerly awaited official trailer has followed.
The new anthology series deals with the tragic case of former professional football player Aaron Hernandez. Once celebrated as a great talent in the United States, he ended up behind bars as a convicted serial killer. After the teaser had not revealed too much about the dramathe official trailer now offers a lot of exciting insights.
You can watch the official trailer here:
From NFL star to convicted murderer – This is what you can see in the trailer
Aaron Hernandez, played by Josh Rivera („The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes“), is considered an up-and-coming football star, but his bright future is threatened by his uncontrollable anger. “You have no idea what thoughts are going through my mind”he says thoughtfully. “It’s like there’s a demon inside me.” His exceptional skills on the field lead him to the Florida Gators in college and later to the New England Patriots in the NFL. But with success come new challenges. “Now that you’re in the spotlight, everyone is watching you”his father warns him. “You can’t make any mistakes, Aaron.”
Despite this warning, Aaron gets deeper and deeper into the criminal underworld. When someone mocks him and calls him “soft,” he pulls out a gun and asks provocatively: “Am I soft now?” We see him destroying things in his anger and slipping into drug use, but he calms himself down: “As long as I play football, everything is fine.” But when he finally points the gun at the wrong person, he ends up being handcuffed by the police.
FX, Hulu and also Disney+? The story of Aaron Hernandez is shown on these platforms
The producer of the true crime drama is Ryan Murphy. The latest season consists of ten episodes and is based on “American Horror Story“, „American Crime Story” and “American Horror Stories“ is the next collaboration between FX and streaming service Hulu. The episodes will be available on these two platforms from September 17th. The international release date is yet to be announced – with Disney+ as a hot contender for the Streaming-Right.
The first season of American Sports Story is based on the podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.” The podcast explores the different facets of Hernandez’s life – his identity, his family, his career, his suicide and the legacy he left in both sports and American culture, according to the official description. Murphy serves as executive producer. The cast includes Patrick Schwarzenegger (known from “Gen V”), Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and Norbert Leo Butz (“Justified: City Primeval”) as Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
