FX has released a new trailer for their long-awaited American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, on their YouTube page. The documentary series, produced by Ryan Murphy (Monster, American Horror Story), depicts Aaron Hernandez’s climb to NFL Stardum and his downward spiral into a convicted murderer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Josh Andres Rivera (West Side Story) will star as Hernandez, a talented athlete who inevitably lost everything due to his uncontrollable violent urges. The series will follow the troubled athlete’s career dating back to high school and how Hernandez’s violent urges become more dangerous to those around him as he ages.
The Hollywood Reporter also states that Patrick Schwarzenegger (Gen V), will play the role of Tim Tebow, a college teammate of Hernandez during their time at the University of Florida who also became a future NFL Star, and Norbert Leo Butz (Bloodline, Debris), will cast as Bill Belichick, who was the coach and general manager of the New England Patriots: the team Hernandez played for during his NFL career.
According to TVline, American Sports Story: Arron Hernandez will premiere on Tuesday, September 17 at 10/9c on FX, and will be available to stream on Hulu the day after.
Aaron Hernandez has crossed paths with the United States law enforcement since his days at the University of Florida. On September 30, 2007, Aaron Hernandez was questioned by the police regarding a shooting in Gainesville Florida that left two men wounded.
On July 16, 2012, Aaron Hernandez was accused of a double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, during a drive-by shooting in Boston’s South End neighborhood but was later found not guilty.
In February 2013, Hernandez’s friend Alexander Bradley filed a lawsuit alleging Hernandez shot Bradley in the face at a Miami strip club.
On June 17, 2013, police found the body of Odin Lloyd, the boyfriend of Hernandez’s fiancé’s sister near Hernandez’s mansion in North Attleborough and was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole, two years later.
According to Biography.com, days after Hernandez’s acquittal from the murders of Abreu and Furtado, Hernandez hung himself in his prison cell at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirely, Massachusetts.