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American Sports Story is a sports drama anthology series created by Stu Zicherman, who executive produced the series alongside Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexia Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Hernan Lopez, Marshall Lewy, Linda Pizutti Henry, and Ira Napoliello. It is the fourth installment series in the American Story media franchise, and was broadcast on the FX cable networks.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is the title of the first season of the anthology series and focuses on the rise and fall of former NFL tight end for the New England Patriots, Aaron Hernandez, until his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd. The series premiered on September 17, 2024 with two episodes.
![Odin Leonardo John Lloyd (November 14, 1985 – June 17, 2013) was a semi-professional American football player in the New England Football League who was murdered by Aaron Hernandez, a former tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, on June 17, 2013. Lloyd's death made international headlines following Hernandez's association with the investigation as a suspect. Lloyd had been a linebacker for a New England Football League (NEFL) semi-professional football team, the Boston Bandits,[1] since 2007.[2] Hernandez was arrested on June 26, 2013, and charged with the murder. Ninety minutes after his arrest, Hernandez was released by the Patriots.[3] Police also arrested two other men in connection with Lloyd's death: Carlos Ortiz on June 27, 2013, and Ernest Wallace on June 28, 2013.[4][5] Prosecutors say both men were with Hernandez when they drove to the location of the murder.[6] On August 22, 2013, Hernandez was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Odin Lloyd. Nearly eight months later, Ortiz and Wallace were also indicted for the murder. On April 15, 2015, Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder, as well as five weapon charges, which required a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. On May 12, 2016, Wallace was acquitted of first-degree murder of Lloyd, but was convicted of being an accessory after the fact of the crime; he was sentenced to serve four and a half to seven years in prison.[7] On June 27, 2016, Ortiz changed his 'not guilty' plea and pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped the murder charge against Ortiz. He was also sentenced to serve four and a half to seven years in prison. On April 14, 2017, Hernandez was acquitted on two separate murder charges for the 2012 double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.[8] Five days later, on April 19, 2017, at 3:05 am, Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell by correctional officers after apparently hanging himself with a bedsheet. By killing himself before the appeal of his case could be completed, Hernandez's murder conviction was vacated, technically returning him to a state of innocent until proven guilty. The court's decision to vacate was appealed by the prosecutors and the Lloyd family's attorneys. In March 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court overturned the entire doctrine of abatement ab initio, thus reinstating his original murder conviction.](https://i0.wp.com/moviestohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Odin-Lloyd.jpg?ssl=1)
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is based on the podcast Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. from The Boston Globe and Wondery, and focuses on the rise and fall of former NFL player. Specifically, the series explores the disparate strands of Hernandez’s identity, his family, his career, his suicide and their legacy in sports and American culture.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez stars Josh Andrés Rivera, Jaylen Barron, Lindsay Mendez, Ean Castellanos, and Tammy Blanchard. The anthology series consisted of ten episodes that ended on November 12, 2024.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is the Featured Television Blog of the month for January, you can expect a detailed critique of the limited series where we look at the real life case of Aaron Hernandez. There is also a recommendation of the anthology series that includes a look at the cast of the series and a detailed synopsis of all nine episodes. There is also a detailed review of the anthology series looking at the Boston Globe podcast that the series is based on. For the interview, FX presents a behind-the-scenes interivew with, First Look at American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. There is also a Top Ten List, and for American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, the list is My Top Ten American Story Series. Last but not least, the Featured Television Blog of the month includes an Official Trailer for the featured series!
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