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American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is executive produced by Ryan Murphy and based on The Boston Globe and Wondery's Gladiator podcast. The 10-episode limited series airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on FX, with the finale dropping November 12. While certain aspects have been dramatized for television, the first season of American Sports Story depicts the rise and fall of real-life NFL player, Aaron Hernandez.
✕ Remove Ads Sadoski Followed The Hernandez Case In Real-Time "This is an indictment of the way that young men are sacrificed on the altar of financial gain for universities and for professional sports programs." Screen Rant: This limited series is based on a very harrowing true story. How much did you know about Aaron Hernandez before you booked this role?
Thomas Sadoski: I love that Stu and Ryan were really clear about the fact that they didn't want to pull any punches. In many ways, this is an indictment of the way that young men are sacrificed on the altar of financial gain for universities and for professional sports programs. That was something that I thought was an important story to tell.
And so digging into the court transcripts and watching as much as I possibly could and doing as much research as I possibly could on the guy to get a sense of what role he played in this whole thing, and then to be able to bring that to bear in the humanity of the person was something that was really important to me. I never want, as an artist, to be a cardboard cutout, and particularly in this role, I think that Brian did the best that he possibly could with the tools that he was given.
✕ Remove Ads There was a real trust that felt like it could build between the two of them in Episode 4. What can you share about creating that dynamic with Josh Rivera? ✕ Remove Ads The series really showcases the vigorous process of the NFL draft. Can you talk a bit about the mental and emotional requirements that Brian tried to prepare Aaron for?
✕ Remove Ads Sadoski Hopes American Sports Story Will Force Those Involved To Be Held Accountable "There's got to be a way in which people are looking back and saying, 'This was absolutely unacceptable behavior.'" Aaron's brother also came to Brian for help. Do you think he brushed him off, or he really thought D.J.
Thomas Sadoski: No, I think that in any piece of work that you want to do, you want it to have some sort of legacy of having moved the needle. And the thing that I want to always be conscientious of, particularly when you're dealing with these sorts of situations, is that there were innocent people whose lives were lost, whose lives were valuable, people who were loved and had great value in the world, and their lives were lost for no good reason because of the actions of Aaron Hernandez.
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