1 of 5 | Josh Rivera, shown with his girlfriend, actress Rachel Zegler, plays Aaron Hernandez in the upcoming installment of “American Sports Story.” File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
FX will release its first installment of American Sports Story with a look at late football star Aaron Hernandez.
The segment was inspired by Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc– a podcast that tracks the star’s downfall “from the bright lights of the Super Bowl to a convicted murderer in a few years.” Advertisement
Hernandez died by suicide in 2017.
“You don’t know the kind of thoughts I have,” says Hernandez, who is portrayed by Josh Rivera, in the trailer. “It’s like a demon. What if God made me this way?”
The teaser shows Hernandez getting into fights, slowly becoming angrier and angrier as the two-minute clip progresses.
In addition to Rivera, Jaylen Barron, Lindsay Mendez, Ean Castellanos and Tammy Blanchard also star.
The new show drops on FX and Hulu on Sept. 17.
