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American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

Battling demons on and off the field.

20247.01 Season10 EpisodesEndedTV-MA

Overview

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.

Created by Stuart Zicherman
Written by Domonique Foxworth
Produced by Tyson Bidner, David Woods, Danielle Wang
NetworksFX

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Josh Rivera

Josh Rivera

Aaron Hernandez

Jaylen Barron

Jaylen Barron

Shayanna Jenkins

Lindsay Mendez

Lindsay Mendez

Tanya Singleton

Ean Castellanos

Ean Castellanos

D.J. Hernandez

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Terri Hernandez

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american footballbiographysportsminiseriescloseted homosexualbased on podcastamerican football player

About American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is a drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of american football, biography, sports, miniseries, closeted homosexual, based on podcast. Created by Stuart Zicherman, it stars Josh Rivera, Jaylen Barron, Lindsay Mendez. 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.

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