Netflix’sKiller Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandezis the perfect series to watch beforeAmerican Sports Story.American Sports Storywill become the first series to tackle the true-crime story of Aaron Hernandez and the murder of Odin Lloyd in a dramatized format. Executive produced by Ryan Murphy,American Sports Storyseason 1 will span 10 episodes with new weekly episodes released every Tuesday from September 17 until July 04, 2025. The series is set up as an anthology similar toAmerican Horror Story, witheach season chronicling a different real-life narrative from the world of professional sports.
Created by Stuart Zicherman (The Americans,The Affair,Alaska Daily),American Sports Storyre-examines one of the mostchilling off-the-field true stories in the history of the National Football League. Josh Andrés Rivera leads thecast ofAmerican Sports Storyas Aaron Hernandez. The series will also feature performances by Patrick Schwarzenegger as the Florida Gators' Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow, Norbert Leo Butz as 8-time Super Bowl Champion and former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, Tony Yazbeck as the prolific NCAA and NFL head coach Urban Meyer, and Tammy Blanchard as Terri Hernandez, Aaron’s mother.
The first two episodes ofAmerican Sports Storypremiere on Hulu and FX on August 11, 2025.
Killer Inside: The Mind Of Aaron Hernandez Is A Must-Watch Before American Sports Story
The 3+ hour docuseries provides a comprehensive and highly informative inside look
With a total runtime of 3 hours and 21 minutes,Killer Insideis the perfect way to refresh on the Aaron Hernandez story before watchingAmerican Sports Story.
Before diving into the first two episodes ofAmerican Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,Netflix’s comprehensive 2020 docuseriesKiller Insideis a must-watch. Although the docuseries only earned a 68% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes based on just 19 reviews, the audience score is much higher at 81%, indicating thatKiller Insideis not only revealing but also riveting, as most good true-crime stories are. Directed by Geno McDermott, who also helmed HBO’s 2021 docuseriesUnseamly,Killer Insideis entirely based on facts, research, archive footage, legal testimony, never-before-seen interviews, and everything else you’d expect in a Netflix true-crime series.
With a total runtime of 3 hours and 21 minutes, theshockingKiller Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandezis the perfect way to refresh on the Aaron Hernandez story before watchingAmerican Sports Story. The docuseries features exclusive sit-down interviews with journalists and sports writers who covered the stunning news story as it unfolded, various legal prosecutors and sports psychologists, and former teammates and friends of Aaron Hernandez. It’s unclear how detailedAmerican Sports Storywill be in scenes that reenact Hernandez’s violent crimes. It’s also uncertain which themes of the true story will be focused on more than others.Killer Insideshould provide a broader account of the situation given its documentary format.
Killer Inside Provides Additional Insight Into Aaron Hernandez’s Life & Relationships
Killer Inside offers a variety of perspectives and first-person accounts from people who knew Aaron
ForAmerican Sports Storyto be successful in its vision, it will have toutilize the wealth of information on display in Netflix’sKiller Inside.
Killer Insideoffers an unprecedented deep dive into the life and mind of Aaron Hernandezwith archival footage and interviews. Nick Schager ofThe Daily Beastwrites, “Through a wealth of trial footage, archival news broadcasts, new interviews and prison phone conversations, Killer Inside persuasively contends that Hernandez was the byproduct of a perfect storm of negative developments.” Brian Lowry ofCNNwrites, “The most illuminating wrinkle in “Killer Inside” involves having access to audio of phone calls Hernandez made from prison, providing modest insight about his post-arrest state of mind and relationships with those closest to him.”
WhileAmerican Sports Storywill chronicle the words, actions, and characters of the people most directly involved in Aaron Hernandez’s story,Killer Insideextends much further to offer a variety of perspectives and accounts on the matter. The biggest challengeAmerican Sports Storyfaces is offering an authentic depiction of Aaron Hernandez living through the documented history that became public knowledge after his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd. ForAmerican Sports Storyto be successful in its vision, it will have toutilize the wealth of information on display inKiller Insidetooffer some kind of resolution or understanding, which some critics noted the Netflix docuseries failed to accomplish.
How Killer Inside Compares To American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez
The Hulu/FX series will depict Aaron’s internal and legal battles in real time
The Boston Globe is co-producing the Hulu/FX series, which is a promising sign of its adherence to journalistic accuracy.
Based on the trailer ofAmerican Sports Story, the series seems to be highlighting the negative influences surrounding Hernandez which contributes to his aggressive and violent behavior.The trailer paints Hernandez as a tragic figure fighting internal and potentially psychological battlesthat are exacerbated by celebrity trappings and bottled-up secrets, one of which pertains to his sexuality.
As dramatic content,the Hulu/FX series will likely heighten aspects of Hernandez’s character and story for entertainment value, whileKiller Insideoffers a more neutral rather than nuanced perspective on the complicated subject.The Boston Globeis co-producing the Hulu/FX series, which is a promising sign of its adherence to journalistic accuracy. FX’s recent true-story sports seriesClippedkept most of its facts straightbut did alter certain aspects, particularly in its portrayal of real-life players and personnel, which may also be a flaw ofAmerican Sports Story.
American Sports Story Trailer
The new trailer has been released for the FX series American Sports story, which will tell the true crime story of football player Aaron Hernandez.
American Sports Story
Cast
American Sports Story is a TV show from 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 serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.
