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Aaron Hernandez is set to be the main focus of an upcoming TV show by Ryan Murphy called American Sports Story. The limited series about the late NFL star is based on The Boston Globe and Wondery’s “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc” podcast series from 2018. According to a Variety report from November 2023, the show will explore the ups and downs in Hernandez’s life, including his identity, family, career, death, and legacy. Hernandez, a former tight end for the New England Patriots, was arrested and convicted for the murder of Odin Lloyd in 2013, and was later found guilty on a first-degree murder charge in 2015. Despite being acquitted of charges for the 2012 double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in 2017, he took his own life in prison shortly after. American Sports Story was picked up by FX in August 2021 as an anthological series based on various events in the sports world. Josh Andrés Rivera is set to star as Hernandez and has expressed his excitement for the role. Rivera has shared that he will undergo a physical transformation to embody the former NFL star. Additionally, Patrick Schwarzenegger will play Tim Tebow, Hernandez’s University of Florida teammate, and former NFL quarterback, in the upcoming series. The show also features Tony Yazbeck as Urban Meyer, head coach at the University of Florida, and Lindsay Mendez as Tanya Singleton, Hernandez’s cousin. The limited series will be based on the 2018 podcast series and has not yet announced a release date.