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The Bear co-stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are working together again!

Jon and Ebon will be making their Broadway debuts in the new play Dog Day Afternoon, but fans will be waiting a while to see the show.

The new play, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, will be directed by Rupert Goold and it will premiere on Broadway in spring 2026.

Here’s the synopsis: “Step back into the sweltering summer of 1972, New York City—a time when the Vietnam War looms large, Watergate headlines flood the news, and one man’s desperate act captivates the nation. A Brooklyn bank hold up quickly goes wrong, and with each gut-wrenching twist that unfolds, chaos ensues that ignites the city as they follow the actions of a man on the edge.”

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BroadwayWorld has just learned that Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis, based on the legendary true crime story that captivated audiences in the Oscar®-winning motion picture, will open on Broadway in the spring of 2026. Directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold (King Charles III), Dog Day Afternoon will star, making their Broadway debuts, Emmy Award winner Jon Bernthal as Sonny Amato and two-time Emmy Award winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Sal DeSilva. Sign up at DogDayAfternoonBroadway.com to get exclusive early access to pre-sale tickets, once the show goes on sale. Step back into the sweltering summer...

The two stars of Netflix's The Punisher series are reuniting on the Great White Way. Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will make their Broadway debuts next year in the new play Dog Day Afternoon. The play is based on the real-life events that inspired the 1975 film of the same name. Dog Day Afternoon is set to premiere in spring 2026.

The play is set in 1972 New York City; the city is bankrupt, the country is in turmoil, and two men are about to rob a bank. Bernthal will play Sonny Amato, while Moss-Bachrach will play his accomplice, Sal DeSilva; the surnames of the characters have been changed from the film. The two previously starred in the first season of The Punisher on Netflix: Bernthal played the driven vigilante Frank Castle, a role he has since reprised on Daredevil: Born Again, and Moss-Bachrach played David "Micro" Lieberman, a former Nsa analyst...

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are set for a “The Bear” reunion in the Big Apple. Both actors are set to make their respective Broadway debuts in a stage play adaptation of “Dog Day Afternoon.”

Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis will adapt Sidney Lumet’s Oscar-winning 1975 film starring Al Pacino and John Cazale. Rupert Goold will direct the production, which is expected to open on Broadway in spring 2026. Bernthal will take on Pacino’s former role of Sonny Amato. Moss-Bachrach is starring as Sal DeSilva, first played by Cazale. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures confirmed the play to Deadline; the WB group recently brought “Good Night, and Good Luck” with George Clooney to the stage, as well as “The Outsiders,” “Real Women Have Curves,” “The Bridges of Madison County,” and “Elf.”

The synopsis for the “Dog Day Afternoon” play reads: “Step back into the sweltering summer of 1972, New York...

A stage version of 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon from the theatrical arm of Warner Bros. is headed to Broadway, with The Bear actors Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach in starring roles.

Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis adapted the film about a bank heist gone awry for the live stage, with Rupert Goold directing. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures will open the play on Broadway in the spring of 2026.

Bernthal will play Sonny Amato and Moss-Bachrach will perform the role of Sal DeSilva. The Oscar-winning film Dog Day Afternoon was set in summer 1972 in New York City and followed one man’s desperate act with a Brooklyn bank hold up that quickly went wrong and generated national attention. In 1975, Al Pacino and John Cazale starred in Sidney Lumet’s Academy Award-winning hostage drama.

Bernthal is a veteran of 30 theatrical productions, including Martyna Majok’s Ironbound, and Rogue Machine Theatre’s production of Small Engine Repair.

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will make their Broadway debuts next year in Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis (Between Riverside and Crazy) based on the true crime that inspired Sidney Lumet’s Oscar-winning 1975 motion picture starring Al Pacino and John Cazale.

The play will be directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Rupert Goold (King Charles III). Bernthal will play Sonny Amato, the character played by Pacino in the film, and Moss-Bachrach will portray Sal DeSilva, John Cazale in the movie. (The surnames were different in the film.)

The play is expected to open on Broadway in spring 2026. Additional casting was not disclosed.

The synopsis: Step back into the sweltering summer of 1972, New York City—a time when the Vietnam War looms large, Watergate headlines flood the news, and one man’s desperate act captivates the nation. A Brooklyn bank holdup quickly goes wrong,...

Just four days after earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Play and five more citations for its cast members, Purpose has just won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Today's announcement of the finalists and winner by Columbia University described Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' work as "a play about the complex dynamics and legacy of an upper-middle class African American family whose patriarch was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement. A skillful blend of drama and comedy that probes how different generations define heritage."

Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! also received recognition as a finalist for the Pulitzer. Columbia described the play as "a zany portrait of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's family life, whose outrageous humor also serves as an empathetic celebration of anyone who's been marginalized or misunderstood." Escola's riotous spoof took off-Broadway and now Broadway by storm and earned Tony nominations for Best Play,...

There’s a good chance that if you hear the name Shameik Moore, you’d associate him with the voice of Miles Morales from the animated Spider-Verse films. The actor has lent his vocal cords to the character over two — soonish to be three — movies starting back in 2018 with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Outside of that, you might recognize him for his live-action roles in movies like The Gutter or Samaritan or even for his on-screen appearance as Raekwon in Hulu’s series, Wu-Tang: An American Saga. But those who have been with his career even earlier might have gotten their first view of Moore’s abilities in a gone-too-soon Netflix series titled The Get Down. The show, which centered its story on the birth of hip-hop, was also one of the first gigs that put Justice Smith in the spotlight alongside industry vets Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen) and...

New Amsterdam star Ryan Eggold and Tony Award-nominated Kevin Del Aguila will join the previously announced Daniel Dae Kim on Broadway this fall in David Henry Hwang’s much anticipated Yellow Face.

Eggold will be making his Broadway debut.

Complete casting for the production was announced today by the Roundabout Theatre Company, and also includes Francis Jue, Marinda Anderson, Greg Keller and Shannon Tyo.

Yellow Face, directed by Leigh Silverman, will begin previews on Friday, September 13, 2024, at Roundabout’s at Todd Haimes Theatre, with opening night on Friday, October 1, 2024, 227 West 42nd Street) on Broadway. The limited engagement runs through Sunday, November 24.

The synopsis: Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized doppelgänger protests yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. This Obie Award-winning and Pulitzer finalist play is a laugh-out-loud farce about the complexities of race.

Kim,...

Exclusive: Emmy-winning actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen ll will star in and executive produce Netflix’s upcoming series Man on Fire. The project was ordered by the streamer in March.

The eight-episode drama series is an adaptation based on A.J. Quinnell’s Man on Fire and The Perfect Kill, the first two books in Quinnell’s five-book series previously adapted to film in 2004 starring Denzel Washington and in 1987 in an Italian film of the same name. Director Steven Caple Jr. will direct episodes 1 and 2 of the latest incarnation and also serve as executive producer.

In the new series, Abdul-Mateen II will lead as John Creasy, a once high-functioning and skilled Special Forces mercenary known for surviving even the most desolate of situations. Creasy is now plagued with intense Ptsd. Determined to overcome his personal demons, he sets out on a path to redemption.

Sometimes you look at the best shows across a year of New York theater and see clear trends, the patterns of storytelling or corners of the industry that seem to be thriving most artistically. In 2023, however, there was a happy diversity in the tapestry of the theater that resonated most deeply, from small-scale international entries at the Under the Radar Festival, to puntastic Broadway musical comedies, to potent new voices telling tender stories off-Broadway. Even in a year that often stretched New York theater to the breaking point financially, with several companies closing and nonprofits shortening their current seasons, theater artists were able to thrive and rediscover across the city’s stages.

If there’s a pattern to be found in the dozen selections below, it’s the two writers who show up twice. One is the late legend Stephen Sondheim, represented here by both the stunning revival of Merrily We Roll Along,...

Matt Damon will join Mark Ruffalo and Missy Yager in a special benefit reading next month of Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth, the acclaimed play that premiered Off Broadway in 1996 in a production starring Ruffalo, Yager and Josh Hamilton.

The reading will be directed by Mark Brokaw (How I Learned To Drive), who directed the original staging, on Nov. 16 at Manhattan’s Center at West Park, an Upper West Side arts facility and cultural hub that provides affordable performance, rehearsal, and event space to local artists and community members. Funds raised will benefit the Center.

The event, honoring the Center’s Founding and Current Board President Mim Warden, will kick off the Center’s new Renowned American Playwrights Showcase, a series of readings of acclaimed stage works performed predominantly by their original casts. Upcoming readings will include the works of Tony Kushner, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Suzan-Lori Parks and more.

Second Stage Theater founder Carole Rothman is leaving the company after more than 45 years at its helm.

Rothman founded Second Stage in 1979, with the mission of developing and producing works by living American playwrights. The theater company operates the Tony Kiser Theater Off-Broadway and the Helen Hayes Theater on Broadway and has produced prominent shows such as the pre-Broadway production of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt; Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis and the Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out.

Rothman will depart the organization at the end of the 2023-2024 Broadway season, which will see the world premiere of Paula Vogel’s Mother Play, starring Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jessica Lange and Jim Parsons and Appropriate, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and starring Sarah Paulson.

“For 45 years, I have had the great honor of working...

Carole Rothman, co-founder of the renowned New York theater company Second Stage responsible for such acclaimed productions as Dear Evan Hansen, Next To Normal, This Is Our Youth and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, is leaving the company she started in 1979.

“For 45 years, I have had the great honor of working with countless incredible artists and playwrights, many at the beginning of their careers, who are now among the brightest stars in the industry,” said Rothman in a statement. “The shows we have brought to life have been award-winners, conversation-starters, and groundbreakers. I’m forever grateful to all the people who have helped make Second Stage the creative springboard it is today. I’m so proud of what we have accomplished together.”

Rothman’s announcement did not state a specific reason for her departure or her immediate plans.

Since its founding by Rothman and Robyn Goodman (who left...

The Los Angeles Lakers have a long history and the producers of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty have managed to attract some impressive performers to play legendary people in the NBA team's story. Still, that's no guarantee that HBO will keep renewing the show to see the team's story come to some resolution. Will Winning Time be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.

A sports comedy-drama series, the Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty TV show is based on a book by Jeff Pearlman. The second season cast includes John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Molly Gordon, Joey Brooks, Delante Desouza, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, McCabe Slye, Thomas...

The story of the Lakers Showtime dynasty continues in the second season of the Winning Time TV show on HBO. As we all know, Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Winning Time is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of Winning Time here. *Status Update Below.

An HBO sports comedy-drama series, the Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty TV show is based on a book by Jeff Pearlman. The second season cast includes John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett,...

Well, this is a bit of a shocker.

HBO has confirmed the demise of the 1980s basketball drama Winning Time.

The series wrapped its sophomore run Sunday night and was canceled the same day as the finale.

Series showrunner Max Borenstein alluded to the cancellation with a message on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"Not the ending that we had in mind. But nothing but gratitude and love," he wrote.

Fans commented their thoughts on the shocking decision below the Tweet.

"So sorry Max. I eagerly anticipated each episode and enjoyed the hell out of the series," said one fan, adding:

"Congratulations on making something so creatively successful as Winning Time."

"Everything I anticipated it could be and even better when you told me about it at that lunch way back when," said another fan. 

"Disappointed it couldn't at least get to Riley's promise of a repeat, but everything you did do was great.

Sound the buzzer and clear the path to the locker rooms because Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty ends its run after two seasons. Creator Max Borenstein confirmed the news on the app formally known as Twitter, saying, “Not the ending that we had in mind,” expressing his disappointment in not finishing the story on its own terms. “But nothing but gratitude and love,” he added.

Director Salli Richardson joined the chorus on Instagram by saying, “When you give it everything you’ve got, you can have no regrets. I hope you enjoy the last episode of @winningtimehbo I am sure I will do many more hours of TV and hopefully many features in my future, but I can say that at this moment in time I am most proud of the work we did on this masterful show.”

Not the ending that we had in mind.

But nothing but gratitude and love.

The Winning Time TV series is out. HBO has cancelled the low-rated series but gave producers time to give the show an ending. The season and series finale aired tonight.

A sports comedy-drama series, the Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty TV show is based on a book by Jeff Pearlman. The second season cast includes John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Molly Gordon, Joey Brooks, Delante Desouza, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, McCabe Slye, Thomas Mann, and Gillian Jacobs, with Michael Chiklis and Rob Morgan. The show is billed as a fast-break series about the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional basketball's most revered and dominant dynasties. The...

HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty has come to an end.

After the second season finale Sunday, Creator Max Borenstein confirmed the news on X. “Not the ending that we had in mind,” he wrote. “But nothing but gratitude and love.”

Director Salli Richardson followed up on Instagram with “When you give it everything you’ve got, you can have no regrets. I hope you enjoy the last episode of @winningtimehbo I am sure I will do many more hours of TV and hopefully many features in my future, but I can say that at this moment in time I am most proud of the work we did on this masterful show.”

Added co-creator/executive producer Jim Hecht on X, “9.5 years. We made the show of my dreams. That wasn’t the ending we hoped for but very grateful to everyone who watched and for trusting me with his genius book.

Season 2 of “Winning Time” concluded Sunday evening with the Lakers’ devastating loss to the Celtics during the 1984 NBA finals, and as it turns out the episode serves as the series finale for the HBO series — the network announced Sunday night that it would not be moving forward with more seasons.

But that’s not to say future seasons weren’t already in mind for the show’s creators.

“In real life, the Lakers come back and beat the Celtics the next year. So that would absolutely be at the heart of any Season 3,” executive producer Kevin Messick told TheWrap during an interview conducted before the show’s fate had been determined. “In terms of the longevity of the show, there’s a lot more Laker stories to tell, a lot more characters, larger than life, as big and bigger than Magic [Johnson] and Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] that have yet to enter onto the stage.

The season finale of “Winning Time” Season 2 will see the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird comes to a head at the 1984 NBA Finals.

In an exclusive clip shared with TheWrap, the Lakers are celebrating their win for Game 1 of the championship. But as they are getting ready to leave, their bus is immediately ambushed by angry Celtics fans.

In addition to the game, the episode follows Lakers owner Jerry Buss as he fends off a potentially life-altering lawsuit. Meanwhile, Claire Rothman faces the possibility of yet another bankruptcy and Jeanie Buss questions her place in professional sports.

“Winning Time” stars Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, John. C Reilly, Hadley Robinson, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel, Sean Patrick Small, Michael Chiklis, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Molly Gordon, Joey Brooks, Delante Desouza, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, McCabe Slye, Thomas Mann, Gillian Jacobs and Rob Morgan.

Who doesn’t love watching a series that tells the true-life (or at least somewhat true-life) stories of real people? That’s what HBO’s hit series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” provides for NBA fans, Angelenos and TV viewers alike.

“Winning Time” doesn’t feature any of the real-life people that the series depicts, though some of the actors bear striking resemblances to their counterparts.

The show has a massive cast, with Quincy Isaiah (Earvin “Magic” Johnson”), John C. Reilly (Jerry Buss), Adrien Brody (Pat Riley) and others taking center stage as leads. There were also newcomers who stepped onto the court as guest stars for the second season, included Joel Allen as Kurt Rambis, Jay Davis as Byron Scott, Quentin Shropshire as James Worthy, Matthew Barnes as Mitch Kupchak, Darryl Reynolds as Robert Parish, Andrew Stephens as Kevin McHale and Larry C. Fields III as Eddie Jordan.

Note: This interview was conducted prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike and contains spoilers for Winning Time Season 2, Episode 5

In Sunday’s episode of HBO’s “Winning Time,” Kareem Abdul-Jabarr (Solomon Hughes) confronts Lakers owner Jerry Buss in a roller rink, accusing him of taking advantage of Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah).

To prepare for the confrontation, Hughes told TheWrap that he would sneak onto set with the show’s basketball assistant director Derek Dibiagio to learn how to roller skate.

“He generously brought his skates to work just about every day and we would sneak onto the set and roller skate on the court and it was like a month of learning,” Hughes recalled. “I learned early on, ‘you’re gonna get this scene with John C. Reilly and by the way, you’re gonna be on roller skates’ and I’m like ‘Oh, ok. All right.’ So that was fun...

Note: This story contains spoilers from “Winning Time” Season 2, Episode 5.

In Sunday’s episode of “Winning Time,” Paul Westhead (Jason Segel) is fired as head coach of the Lakers. The actor said the twist was one of his “most fun days” on set.

“I did that scene over and over again with John C. Reilly,” he told TheWrap in an interview before the SAG-AFTRA strike. “That was a day of using all the different skills because there’s comedy in it. It’s pathetic, it’s dramatic. It just required a little bit of everything. And I got to dance with John C. Riley in that scene which is special thing.”

While Westhead is an important figure in Lakers history, Segel said he was also “lesser known,” giving him “a lot of freedom to explore what we’re trying to say with the character.”

“I hope he would appreciate,...

Paul Westhead is feeling the pressure of his feud with Magic Johnson in an exclusive sneak peak of Sunday’s new episode of HBO’s “Winning Time.”

In the episode, titled “The Hamburger Hamlet”, a final clash between Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) and the Lakers head coach (played by Jason Segel) causes Lakers owner Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) to task Jerry West (Jason Clarke) with picking up the pieces. Meanwhile, as Honey (Ari Graynor) attempts a heart-to-heart with Jeanie (Hadley Robninson), Buss faces pushback from the press and his captain. Later, Pat Riley (Adrien Brody) faces his demons and takes control of his team.

The clip sees Westhead pay a visit to Buss’ office, where the former is told that the latter is in a meeting.

“With who?,” Westhead asks, to which Buss’ secretary replies, “I’m not at liberty to say.”

As Westhead turns to leave, another door swings open where Jerry West,...

In the first episode of “Winning Time” Season 2, audiences see Lakers owner Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) flipping through a scrapbook of his love interests just moments after a heated exchange with his kids — in which they call him out for ditching them for “p–y and fun.” He’s later seen wooing an old flame named Honey with a lavish date in Episode 2, and she’s even invited to the family’s game night in Sunday’s latest episode.

Buss, who is often seen in the HBO drama series with a drink and cigarette in his hand, was known for hosting extravagant parties at the Pickfair mansion, which he purchased in 1980 and is showcased throughout “Winning Time.”

Actor John C. Reilly, who plays Buss on “Winning Time,” said his “appetites” were the most surprising thing he learned while preparing for the role.

“If I had the kind of partying weekend that Jerry Buss had,...

For Sean Patrick Small, playing Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird in the HBO drama series “Winning Time” was a “dream come true.”

“I get to act, play basketball and get paid to do so, while being one of, if not the, greatest [basketball players] of all time,” he told TheWrap in an interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Small’s preparation for the role unknowingly started in 2014, as he worked on a miniseries focused on Bird’s life from his senior year of high school to his senior year of college.

“His whole back story really surprised me because he was at Indiana University for a short amount of time, dropped out, didn’t ever think he was going to go back to college. Was working for the county, picking garbage up weekly and painting park benches and loving it with his friends… and his father tragically passing, all this type...

HBO’s Los Angeles Lakers series “Winning Time” is back for a second season, and the true-life basketball story is covering more ground in Season 2. “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” premiered in 2022 as a dramatized look at how Jerry Buss’ purchase of the NBA team in 1979 kicked off a series of events that would transform the organization into one of the best teams in the league.

John C. Reilly leads the ensemble as Buss, while real-life greats like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are portrayed by up-and-coming actors Quincy Isaiah and Sean Patrick Small, respectively.

The 10-episode first season concluded with a trip to the 1980 NBA Championship, and “Winning Time” Season 2 picks up where we left off. For those eager to see how things play out, we’ve got everything you need to know below.

When Did “Winning Time” Season 2 Premiere?

The first episode of “Winning Time...

Jeff Pearlman, the author of “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” — which “Winning Time” is based on — is calling on audiences to help the HBO drama series get renewed for a third season.

“I’m telling you — the future of ‘Winning Time’ hangs in the balance. We need viewers. The strikes are crippling. Please help spread the word. Season 2 is amazing. But … HBO is big on #s,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, this week. “And, to be blunt, I’m worried there won’t be a season three. And it’s not about me. I’m fine. It’s about a cast of amazing young actors who live this. So, seriously, tell your friends to support “Winning Time” and show @hbo you want it to continue. Peace. #winningtime.”

And, to be blunt, I'm worried there won't be a season three. And it's not about me.

Note: This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

In HBO’s “Winning Time,” Quincy Isaiah took on the “large task” of portraying Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. — often regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time after helping the Lakers win five NBA championships across 13 seasons.

“I think being able to make it smaller, in terms of playing this person who just won a championship and who’s just dealing with life issues, I think that’s the way that I have to frame it… really taking this giant of a person and making him relatable to everyday people,” Isaiah told TheWrap. “The way that we are able to do that is with a great script and a great cast, but also just leaning into the humanity of these emotions that you see in Season 2.”

Johnson faces several challenges during the season, including a knee injury...

Exclusive: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty returned to HBO on Sunday with 629,000 total viewers tuning in for the Season 2 premiere across Max and linear telecasts.

That’s a bit of a fall from grace, considering the 901,000 people who tuned in for the Season 1 debut in March 2022. By May of that year, Season 1 managed to amass 1.6M same-day viewers for the finale.

HBO generally banks on the growth potential from delayed viewing, as the network previously reported that new episodes of a series tend to only draw 10%-20% of their total viewership on Sunday nights.

Season 1 episodes of Winning Time went on to average about 1.2M viewers per episode on premiere nights, which grew to 6M viewers per episode over time.

Note: This interview was conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

After ending its first season with the Lakers’ climactic victory at the 1980 NBA championships, HBO’s “Winning Time” is back for more, with cocreator Max Borenstein teasing that the team is in for more challenges in Season 2.

“Coming out of the first season, the Lakers are now no longer the underdogs. They won, they had a Cinderella story and now they’re the champions. The moment you’ve had that kind of success, repeating it is the hardest thing in the world,” Borenstein told TheWrap. “Everything comes up against them this year: injuries, internal struggles, egos… and knowing that ultimately they have to face their greatest rival and somehow find a way to come together this time, not just to win a championship but to take down the reigning dynasty of the Celtics. So the stakes are higher this year in that way.

The purple and gold are returning to Max on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. Et when a new season of “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” premieres on the service. The show rewinds to the period in the late ’70s and through the ’80s that saw the Los Angeles Lakers become one of the league’s most dominant teams, building a dynasty that few in the ranks of professional sports have reached. You can watch Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: Season 2 with a 7-Day Free Trial of Max.

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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty returns to HBO for its second season next month, and the cable network has released a trailer teasing what is next in the series.

Starring John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke, Adrien Brody, Gaby Hoffmann, Tracy Letts, Jason Segel, Julianne Nicholson, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Sarah Ramos, Molly Gordon, Joey Brooks, Delante Desouza, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, Jon Young, Rob Morgan, and Sally Field, the HBO series is based on the book by Jeff Pearlman. Season two follows the Los Angeles Lakers after they win their first NBA championship.

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"They're the dynasty, we're the flash in the pan." HBO has unveiled their full trailer for Season 2 of their sports series Winning Time, about the iconic Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in their prime-time. We also posted the first teaser a month ago. This grainy series is a fictional version of the actual story of the Lakers and their rise to prominence, kicking things off (in Season 1) on the end of the 1970s to their big NBA World Champion win in 1980. In Season 2, the story continues with their years from 1980 to 1984, and the ongoing rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird (from the Boston Celtics). Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke (as Jerry West), Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel (as Paul Westhead), John C. Reilly (as Jerry Buss), Quincy Isaiah (as Magic Johnson), and Hadley Robinson all reprise their roles, with DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Molly Gordon,...

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Airing on the HBO cable channel, the Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty TV show is based on a book by Jeff Pearlman. The cast includes John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke, Adrien Brody, Gaby Hoffmann, Tracy Letts, Jason Segel, Julianne Nicholson, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Sarah Ramos, Molly Gordon, Joey Brooks, Delante Desouza,...

Exclusive: Ari Graynor has joined the Season 2 cast of Adam McKay’s Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty in a major recurring role.

Winning Time is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

Co-created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht, the fast-break series chronicles the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined its era both on and off the court.

Graynor will play Honey, a fictional character inspired by the former girlfriends and wives of Dr Jerry Buss. Honey is described as having left the fast lane of the Los Angeles party scene to run an art school in the valley. Dr. Buss played by John C. Reilly, in pursuit of a real love connection, reaches out...

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is returning soon for its second season, and HBO has released a trailer while announcing the premiere date. The basketball drama series debuted in March 2022.

Starring John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke, Adrien Brody, Gaby Hoffman, Tracy Letts, Jason Segel, Julianne Nicholson, Hadley Robinson, Dr. Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Joey Brooks, Sarah Ramos, Spencer Garrett, Molly Gordon, DeVaughn Nixon, Delante Desouza, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, and Jon Young, the series shows how the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team rose in popularity during the 1980s.

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HBO's hit series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty returns for its second season this August. A trailer, that you can watch below, has just dropped. Season two will pick up with the 1980 NBA finals, where the Los Angeles Lakers were triumphant over the Philadelphia 76ers. The trailer teases the early stages of the rivalry between Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird. As Pat Riley, Adrien Brody also plays into the rivalry, noting that the Lakers championships wins mean nothing "cause it wasn't against them," referencing the Celtics. John C. Reilly (as Jerry Buss) can also be heard saying: "This is survival of the fittest. It's not about basketball, it's about winning."

Reilly returns as Buss, who acquired the Lakers in 1979, along with Quincy Isaiah and Solomon Hughes, who portray Lakers superstars Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, respectively. Sean Patrick Small joins the second season as Larry Bird.

"The future of sports is purple and gold." HBO has revealed an official trailer for Season 2 of the acclaimed original sports series Winning Time, about the iconic Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in their prime-time. This grainy series is a fictional version of the actual story of the Lakers and their rise to prominence, kicking things off (in Season 1) focusing on the end of the 1970s to their big NBA World Champion win in 1980. A "controversial" time for the team with an honest depiction of events during this era. In Season 2, the story continues focusing on their years from 1980 to 1984, specifically the ongoing rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird (of the Boston Celtics). "New decade. New season." Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke (as Jerry West), Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel (as Paul Westhead), John C. Reilly (as Jerry Buss), Quincy Isaiah (as Magic Johnson), and Hadley Robinson all reprise their roles,...

HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty season two’s first teaser trailer focuses on the rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. The network dropped the teaser along with a season two poster and the first photos from the upcoming season. HBO also confirmed the second season premieres on August 6, 2023.

New episodes of the seven-episode season will debut on Sundays at 9pm Et/Pt.

The second season stars John C. Reilly as Lakers owner Jerry Buss and Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson. Dr. Solomon Hughes plays Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jason Clarke is Gm Jerry West, DeVaughn Nixon is Norm Nixon, and Hadley Robinson as Jeanie Buss. Gaby Hoffman is Claire Rothman, Adrien Brody is Lakers Coach Pat Riley, Jason Segel is Paul Westhead, Tamera Tomakili is Earlitha “Cookie” Kelly, and Rob Morgan is Earvin Johnson Sr.

The cast also includes Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis,...

Fear not, TV Fanatics, summer is shaping up to have a decent array of programming, all things considered.

HBO's original series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty returns this summer.

The premium cabler announced the hit drama will premiere the first of seven new episodes on Sunday, August 6, at 9:00 p.m.  Et/Pt.

After the success of Winning Time Season 1 in 2022, there are high hopes for the follow-up.

Will it continue to be criticized for historical inaccuracies? We don't know, but hey, we know certain things are manipulated from fiction to face, or else we wouldn't have so many projects based on true stories.

Winning Time Season 2 "continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers," HBO teases.

"This season hones in on the period just after the Finals in 1980 through 1984, culminating in the first professional rematch of the era's greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

It’s showtime all over again.

On Monday, HBO announced the return of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.”

The basketball drama about the Los Angeles Lakers and the team’s 1980s run through the NBA is set to debut new episodes on August 6.

Here’s the official logline for what to expect: “Season 2 continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. This season hones in on the period just after the Finals in 1980 through 1984, culminating in the first professional rematch of the era’s greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.”

Quincy Isaiah stars as Johnson while Sean Patrick Small plays Bird. The all-star cast of “Winning Time” includes John C. Reilly as Lakers owner Jerry Buss, Adrien Brody as Lakers coach Pat Riley, Jason Clarke as Lakers executive Jerry West, Gaby Hoffmann as Lakers executive Claire Rothman, Jason Segel as Lakers coach Paul Westphal,...

Return to The Forum for the continuing story of one of the most prolific sports dynasties ever. HBO has passed the new trailer for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty over to a wide-open audience. Season 2 will be going further in-depth into the famous rivalry between the Lakers and the Boston Celtics with two of the NBA’s biggest superstars, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, at the forefront. Winning Time season one was a smash hit, despite some of the real Lakers players taking issue with the historical accuracy of the show. The Adam McKay-led series returns for its seven-episode second season Sunday, August 6 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

The official synopsis from HBO read reads,

Season two continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. This season hones in...

On Sunday night, Broadway honored the best live theater of the year at the 76th annual Tony Awards.

At a time of the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, it was a possibility that the ceremony would not happen this year, but the WGA and the Tony Awards’ organizers reached an agreement where the show would not be picketed and the writers would not work on the telecast. The previous time this occurred was in 1988 when Phantom of the Opera and Into the Woods competed for Best Musical.

The Tonys was the first major ceremony to take place amid the current writers’ strike. While other awards shows need a host and numerous presenters to say written remarks about the competitors and provide good ratings, the Tonys already have a built-in fan base that only requires around a dozen performances and winners’ speeches to succeed.

Ariana DeBose returned as the host,...

“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” will return for its seven-episode second season on Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

The drama series, which was renewed by HBO in April, will continue to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, specifically focused on the period just after the Finals in 1980 through 1984, culminating in the first professional rematch of the era’s greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

“This is survival of the fittest,” John C. Reilly’s Jerry Buss says in a teaser for the upcoming season. “It’s not about basketball, it’s about winning.”

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‘Winning Time: the Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO

In addition to Reilly, the show’s cast includes Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis,...

The winning time era continues into a new decade, thanks to the historic rise of the Los Angeles Lakers.

The second season of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” kicks off with the Lakers winning the 1980 Finals. John C. Reilly returns as coach Jerry Buss, who led Earvin “Magic” Johnson (Quincy Isaiah), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Solomon Hughes), and the rest of the L.A. Lakers to glory.

In Season 2, “Winning Time” continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. This season hones in on the period just after the Finals in 1980 through 1984, culminating in the first professional rematch of the era’s greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. The future of sports is purple and gold. New decade. New season.

Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel, and Hadley Robinson reprise their respective roles, with DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes,...

Season 2 of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is set for tip-off on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 9/8c.

Watch a first teaser trailer above, and check out the Season 2 poster below.

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The seven-episode second season will continue to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers,...

The 76th annual Tony Awards were handed out Sunday night.

Kimberly Akimbo won best musical, Leopoldstadt was named best play, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog won best revival of a play, and Parade won best revival of a musical.

In the lead acting categories, Jodie Comer won best performance by an actress in a play for Prima Facie, while openly nonbinary actor J. Harrison Ghee made history (along with Alex Newell) for winning best performance by an actor in a musical for Some Like It Hot. Sean Hayes won best actor in a play for Good Night, Oscar, while Victoria Clark won best actress in a musical for Kimberly Akimbo.

Oscar winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose returned to host the ceremony, which this year moved to the new location of the United Palace in New York City’s Washington Heights. See the red carpet arrivals here.

The show was split into two parts,...