Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty; starring from back left: DeVaughn Dixon, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Sally Field, Gaby Hoffmann, and Tamera Tomakili. Front: Quincy Isaiah and John C. Reilly. Photo Credit: HBO Entertainment. (2022-)

‘Winning Time’ – Official Trailer:

21 September, 2022 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 2 categories

IT’S SHOWTIME..!

The Featured Television Blog for September is the HBO Original Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty! The sports drama television series is created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht for HBO and is based on the book, Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s written by Jeff Pearlman.

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty; starring John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah; created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht; based on "Showtime" by Jeff Pearlman; Photo Credit: HBO Entertainment (2022-)
Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and The Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s; written by Jeff Pearlman for Penguin Publishing group in 2014.

THE WINNING TIME TEAM…

The series features an ensemble cast led by  John C. Reilly, Jason Clarke, Jason Segel, Gaby Hoffmann, Rob Morgan, and Adrien Brody.  The first season chronicled the 1980s Showtime era of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, which started in late 1979, featuring the most notable NBA stars from the team, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The series premiered on March 6, 2022, and consisted of ten episodes, with the pilot episode being directed by Adam McKay. The season finale was on May 8, 2022, and the series was renewed for a second season in April 2022.

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty; starring John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah; created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht; based on "Showtime" by Jeff Pearlman; Photo Credit: HBO Entertainment (2022-)
John C. Reilly as Dr. Jerry Buss in the HBO Original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/HBO Entertainment (2022)
Jason Clarke as Jerry West in the HBO Original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/HBO Entertainment (2022)
Jason Segel as Paul Westhead in the HBO Original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/HBO Entertainment (2022)
Gaby Hoffmann as Claire Rothman in the HBO Original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/HBO Entertainment (2022)
Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr. in the HBO Original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/HBO Entertainment (2022)
Adrien Brody as Pat Riley in the HBO Original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Photo Credit: Warrick Page/HBO Entertainment (2022)
Showtime Lakers reunion in Hawaii, Sept. 2022. A photo posted by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1984. Photo Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/ NBAE/ Getty Images.
Director Adam McKay attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

ADAM MCKAY WINS SOME AND LOSES SOME…

The Featured Television Blog for the series includes a critique of the sports drama, a recommendation for the series featuring the history related to an episode that looks at Jerry Tarkanian, who almost coached the Los Angeles Lakers but the deal was prevented due to a mob hit taken out on his long time friend and business manager, Vic Weiss. And a review that will look at the show Lakers fan Adam McKay wanted to make, but it would cost him his long-time friendship and business partnership with Will Ferrell, who wanted to play Dr. Jerry Buss, but the role went to his stepbrother John C. Reilly. the blog also features an Interview and a Top Ten List.

Jerry Tarkanian, Head Coach of the University of Nevada Las Vegas basketball team poses for a portrait during the 1989 season. Photo credit: Bernstein Associates/Getty Images
A friend and Business Manager for Jerry Tarkanian, Vic Weiss was found murdered in the trunk of his car in 1979 after a meeting in LA with Dr. Jerry Buss, Jack Kent Cooke, and Tarkanian.
Adam McKay attends US-Ireland Alliance's 16th Annual Oscar Wilde Awards at The Ebell Club of Los Angeles on March 24, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Will Ferrell attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on March 6, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/GC Images)
Director Adam McKay and actor/producer Will Ferrell attend the "Welcome To Me" premiere during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 5, 2014, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images,)
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss poses with the NBA Championship trophy after Game 6 of the NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers on May 16, 1980 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Lakers defeated the 76ers 123-107. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1980 NBAE (Photo by Rich Pilling/NBAE via Getty Images)
Will Ferrell (L) and John C. Reilly attend the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on May 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

You can watch the 2022 Official Trailer for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty here:

https://youtu.be/WqbWwKx1nBU
All 10 episodes of the series are streaming now on HBOMAX…
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