The buzzy FX series delves into the N.F.L. star who murdered a friend less than a year after playing in the Super Bowl.

“ American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez ” stars Josh Rivera as Hernandez, Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tebow and more celebrities playing the real-life athletes and people involved with the case. The 10-episode miniseries was created by Stuart Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. It premieres on FX on Sept. 17.

Mired by dull plotting and clunky dialogue, FX's 'American Sports Story' hits its stride when it puts the perils of sports culture front and center.

In "American Sports Story," Rivera appears bulked up to play Hernandez, who was a star tight end for the University of Florida and then for three seasons with the New England Patriots. Hernandez was listed at 6-foot-1 and 245 pounds during his playing career.

Here's when you can expect new episodes of the FX limited series, which dramatizes the Hernandez's football career and 2015 murder conviction.

The subject of the series, the three-season New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, will be portrayed by Josh Andrés Rivera, who you might recognize from West Side Story or The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Aaron Hernandez's former Florida Gators teammate, Tim Tebow, is played by Patrick Schwarzenegger on FX's 'American Sports Story.' Here's where Tebow is today.

Ryan Murphy's latest iteration of the "American Story" anthology series is here. This time the executive producer will divulge the "American Sports Story" of NFL star Aaron Hernandez, his rise and fall from grace during his tenure on the New England Patriots.

It’s clear immediately that Ryan Murphy’s “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” isn’t just a sports story. The first two episodes of the FX series premiered Tuesday, and you probably noticed that the opening scene doesn’t take place on a football field or in the weight room.

On a special episode of ‘Still Watching,’ hosts Richard Lawson, Hillary Busis, and Chris Murphy unpack the first two episodes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ and chat with lead actor Rivera about becoming the tragic football star.