American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez

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Season 1
  • Network: FX , HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 17, 2024
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15

Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Angie Han
    Sep 17, 2024
    50
    American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is well-cast, carefully researched, and scrupulous in avoiding the temptation to sensationalize an already lurid case. But without a fresh angle to cast on the tale, or new insights to add to it, the show nevertheless struggles to shake the sense that it’s simply gawking at an infamous tragedy all over again.
  2. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Max Covill
    Sep 17, 2024
    50
    Rivera does an admirable job of showing Hernandez’s many sides. Still, much of what is here is either a retread of previous documentaries or not compelling enough to merit a 10-episode miniseries.
  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Britta DeVore
    Sep 17, 2024
    40
    It seems like the series is just continuing to speculate on something that we really have no idea about. Considering that Hernandez is a complicated person who went to prison for murder and is thought to have suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), there were plenty of other routes to go down instead of playing up a rumor about his sexuality.