Ryan Murphy’s new sports crime series is becoming a streaming hit with a 74% Rotten Tomatoes score

The new sports crime series from Ryan Murphy has become a streaming hit. The prolific creator and mega-producer has a long history of on-screen success dating back to teen dramas Popular which aired on The WB in the late 1990s and 2000s. Then he moved on Nip/Tuckwhich ran on FX from 2003 to 2010. However, with the one-two win, Murphy became one of the most recognizable names on television Joy And American horror story Early 2010s.

Murphy continues to be a prolific producer and 2024 has proven to be an exceptionally busy year for the creator. He has shown procedural dramas on television, with the 9-1-1 shows and Doctor Odysseyboth co-designed by him. And when it comes to streaming, he’s allowed to continue working on his existing Netflix shows thanks to an exemption in his contract with Disney’s 20th Television Monster Season 3 while also developing new series for ABC, FX and Hulu. One of those dramas for FX and Hulu has now found a new life.

American Sports Story is a hit on Hulu

The show focuses on Aaron Hernandez

Accordingly Colliderthe crime drama American Sports History: Aaron Hernandez is currently the #1 hottest show on Hulu. This comes nearly two months after the series debuted in September, with a score of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it comes as the series prepares to air its final episode on November 12th. Murphy was an executive producer on the anthology, although it was developed by Stu Zicherman.

The first part of American sports history consists of ten episodes. It is based on the Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez Podcast and that Football Inc. Podcast that revolves around the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez (played in the series by Josh Rivera). It explores his identity and family, his career and his tragic end. The anthology received mixed reactionswith praise for the performances but criticism of the way the story was told and its focus.

What does the new success mean for American Sports Story?

Subscribers might have been waiting for Binge

A sign of how streaming has changed viewing habits may be that many subscribers wanted to enjoy the Aaron Hernandez adaptation at their own pace. This is understandable given the difficult subject matter in real life American sports historywhich is about murder, family disputes and questions that are difficult to answer.

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American Sports Story is a TV show created by Stu Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow. The sports anthology series is the fourth installment in Murphy’s American Story franchise.

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Josh Andres Rivera, Patrick Schwarzenegger

Character(s)

Shaneah Jenkins, Shayanna Jenkins, Aaron Hernandez, Tanya Singleton, Terri Hernandez, “Chris”, Dennis Hernandez, Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow, Carlos “Charlie Boy” Ortiz, Alexander Sherrod, Ernest “Bo” Wallace, Steve Addazio, Dennis Sansoucie, Jeff Cummings, Sports Reporter, Mr. Marzigalli, Coach Morgan, Uncle Bobby, DJ Hernandez (Age 4), Host, Basketball Player, Coach, Principal Seligman, Pastor

Release date

September 17, 2024

Seasons

1

writer

Ryan Farley, Liz Tuccillo, Tracey Scott Wilson

Directors

Paris Barclay, Carl Franklin

producers

Brad Simpson, Scott Robertson, Nellie Reed, Lee Edward Colston, Todd Nenninger, Tanase Popa, Hernan Lopez, Eric Kovtun, Hadi Nicholas Deeb, Gail Barringer, Ira Napoliello, Matthew Hodgson, Carl Franklin, Sara Stelwagen, Nina Jacobson, Marshall Lewy, David Woods, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tyson Bidner, Stuart Zicherman, Ryan Murphy, Monica Levinson, Lou Eyrich

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