“ American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez ” stars Josh Rivera as Hernandez, Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tebow and more celebrities playing the real-life athletes and people involved with the case. The 10-episode miniseries was created by Stuart Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. It premieres on FX on Sept. 17.

Prior to “American Sports Story,” Mendez appeared in “All Rise,” “The Grotto” and more. But she is best known for her stage work, having won a Tony Award for the 2018 revival of “Carousel” and starred last season in the blockbuster musical “Merrily We Roll Along.”

ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez clip from the FX Series. It’s American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy‘s newest crime drama anthology series and features the tragic downfall of late NFL star Aaron Hernandez.

The story of Aaron Hernandez did not end with his death by suicide at Souza-Baranowski, the maximum security prison in central Mass. where the former Patriots player was serving a life sentence for murder.

It’s hilarious to imagine the average ‘American Horror Story’ viewer trying to make heads or tails of this grumpy, hoodie-wearing guy named Bill Belichick.”

That’s why it was surprising to see Ryan Murphy’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez focus so heavily on Hernandez’s sexuality. In the first two episodes, Hernandez (played by Josh Andrés Rivera) is depicted having secret sexual encounters with a high school boyfriend,

"It speaks to big themes about violence, toxic masculinity, sexuality, how we extol our athletes," showrunner Stu Zicherman says The post With ‘American Sports Story,’ the Creators Want to Go Beyond the ‘Tabloid’ Aspects of the Aaron Hernandez Case appeared first on TheWrap.