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At the time of his death, Aaron Hernandez was only 27, but he’d already lived many lives. Born to a middle-class Puerto Rican household in Bristol, Connecticut, Hernandez had been a star in athletics basically as long as he could hold a ball. And by the time he started playing football seriously in high school, everyone around him could tell he was destined to be a star.

But cut forward a few years, and Hernandez’s name was recognizable for a whole different reason. After playing for the University of...

The new three-part documentary series “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez” examines the infamous case of NFL star and former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2015.

The Netflix documentary directed by Geno McDermott features courtroom footage, interviews with Hernandez’s former teammates and even some of Hernandez’s private phone calls from prison, all with the aim of getting into the mind of a convicted killer.

“No one has allegedly murdered two people and then played an entire season as a professional athlete,” an interview subject says in a new trailer for the series.

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Hernandez was convicted for the killing of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro athlete dating his sister, and was acquitted of the murder of two Boston-area men. Hernandez was found dead of suicide in...

American football has long been riddled with stories of murder and violence — from players beating their wives and partners, to O.J. Simpson being accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman. No player’s actions have been quite so baffling, however, as that of Aaron Hernandez, whose story will be told on Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, a three-part Netflix docuseries, which is set to premiere on January 15th.

“No one has allegedly killed two people and then played an entire season as a professional athlete,...

In today’s TV news roundup, Hulu released a teaser for Zoë Kravitz’s “High Fidelity” and ABC News announces a podcast about Jeffrey Epstein.

Casting

Genneya Walton (“The Resident”), Iman Benson (“Suits”), Scarlet Spencer (“Bright”), Justin Clairborne, Ravi Cabot-Conyers and Richard Gardenhire Jr. have been cast n Netflix‘s new comedy “Black Excellence.“ The eight-episode series from Kenya Barris (who executive produces and also stars) explores what it means to be a “new money” Black family. Rashida Jones (“Parks and Recreation”) also executive produces and stars.

Dates

Netflix‘s three-part documentary series “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez” premieres Jan. 15, the streamer announced. The series explores the life of former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who was accused of three murders, but was later acquitted for two of them. Angus Wall, Christina Douglas, Dan Wetzel, Kevin Armstrong, Shawn De Clair, Jon Wertheim and Geno McDermott executive produce.

First Looks...

Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman delivered a powerful victim impact statement on Friday during the final day of former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse sentencing hearing.

The 23-year-old athlete initially announced that she would not attend the hearing, but showed up to Michigan’s Ingham County Circuit Courtroom, embraced fellow gymnast Jordyn Wieber (who revealed she too was Nassar victim during Friday’s hearing) and directly addressed Nassar, whom she accused of molesting her on several occasions.

“The tables have turned, Larry. We are here. We have our voices, and we are not going anywhere. And now,...

“Just keep your eye on the end game — everything will fall into place,” Dennis Haysbert tells Cuba Gooding Jr. from a prison yard in the trailer for “Life of a King.” The independent film, which comes out in 16 theaters, on iTunes, Amazon and on-demand on Friday, tells the real story of Eugene Brown (Gooding Jr.), an ex-con who started a Washington D.C. chess club for underprivileged youth. But the making of the project tells a similarly interesting tale of popular Yahoo sports columnist-turned-screenwriter Dan Wetzel. Also read: NBC and Time Inc. Team Up for ‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue Special The script.

Watch the trailer for Millennium Entertainment's Life of a King, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. The drama directed by Jake Goldberger who also writes alongside Dan Wetzel and David Scott, finds release both in theaters and VOD on January 17th, 2014. Also on board the cast are Malcolm Mays, Richard T. Jones, Paula Jai Parker, Carlton Byrd, LisaGay Hamilton, Dennis Haysbert, Kevin Hendricks, Pepi Sonuga, Jordan Calloway and Rachel Thomas. Watch the trailer for Millennium Entertainment's Life of a King, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. The drama is directed by Jake Goldberger who also writes alongside Dan Wetzel and David Scott, finds release both in theaters and VOD on January 17th, 2014. Also on board the cast are Malcolm Mays, Richard T. Jones, Paula Jai Parker, Carlton Byrd, LisaGay Hamilton, Dennis Haysbert, Kevin Hendricks, Pepi Sonuga, Jordan Calloway and Rachel Thomas. Life of a King is the unlikely true story of Eugene Brown and...

Millennium Entertainment will release the drama Life of a King starring Cuba Gooding Jr., in theaters on January 17, 2014. Directed by Jake Goldberger from a script penned by Goldberger, David Scott and Dan Wetzel, the film is based on the true story of Eugene Brown, who, after being incarcerated for eighteen years, established the Big Chair Chess Club for black youth in the Washington, DC area. The film tells his inspirational story. The official synopsis reads: Life of a King is the unlikely true story of Eugene Brown and his one-man mission to give inner-city kids of Washington D.C. something he never had – a future. He discovered a multitude of life lessons...

Jake Goldberger's Life of a King has a new poster up which features star Cuba Gooding Jr. The film, also scripted by Goldberger as well as David Scott and Dan Wetzel, includes Malcolm Mays, Richard T. Jones, Paula Jai Parker, Carlton Byrd, LisaGay Hamilton, Dennis Haysbert, Kevin Hendricks, Pepi Sonuga, Jordan Calloway and Rachel Thomas. Life of a King is the unlikely true story of Eugene Brown and his one-man mission to give inner-city kids of Washington D.C. something he never had – a future. He discovered a multitude of life lessons through the game of chess during his 18-year incarceration for bank robbery. After his release and reentry into the workforce...

Earlier this year, Millennium Entertainment acquired all Us rights to the drama Life of a King starring Cuba Gooding Jr., directed by Jake Goldberger from a script penned by Goldberger, David Scott and Dan Wetzel. The film is based on the true story of Eugene Brown, who, after being incarcerated for eighteen years, established the Big Chair Chess Club for black youth in the Washington, DC area. The film tells his inspirational story. The official synopsis reads: Life of a King is the unlikely true story of Eugene Brown and his one-man mission to give inner-city kids of Washington D.C. something he never had – a future. He discovered a multitude of life lessons...

Millennium Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to the drama Life Of A King starring Cuba Gooding Jr., directed by Jake Goldberger from a script penned by David Scott and Dan Wetzel. The film is based on the true story of Eugene Brown, who, after being incarcerated for eighteen years, established the Big Chair Chess Club for black youth in the Washington, DC area. The film tells his inspirational story. Gooding stars as Brown, and he's joined by Malcolm Mays, Richard T. Jones, Paula Jai Parker, Carlton Byrd, LisaGay Hamilton, Dennis Haysbert, Kevin Hendricks, Pepi Sonuga, Jordan Calloway and Rachel Thomas. The film premiered at the Los Angeles Film...

Millennium Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to the uplifting drama Life Of A King starring Cuba Gooding Jr.

Director Jake Goldberger co-wrote the script with David Scott and Dan Wetzel based on the true story of Eugene Brown, an ex-con who founded the Big Chair Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington DC.

Serena Films’ Tatiana Kelly and Animus Films’ Jim Young serve as producers. Millennium plans on an early 2014 release following the acquisition deal with CAA.

IFC Films has picked up North American rights from Cinetic Media to Zach Clark’s White Reindeer and will release in theatres and digitally on December 6. Anna Margaret Hollyman, Laura Lemar-Goldsborough, Lydia Johnson, Joe Swanberg and Chris Doubek star in the story of a real estate agent dealing with personal tragedy.

Millennium Entertainment acquired U.S. rights to Life Of A King from writer-director Jake Goldberger. Cuba Gooding, Jr. stars. Co-written by Goldberger along with David Scott and Dan Wetzel, the film is based on the true story of Eugene Brown (Gooding, Jr.), an ex-con who founded the Big Chair Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C. The film also stars Malcolm Mays, Richard T. Jones, Paula Jai Parker, Carlton Byrd, LisaGay Hamilton, Dennis Haysbert, Kevin Hendricks, Pepi Sonuga, Jordan Calloway and Rachae Thomas. Serena Films’ Tatiana Kelly and Animus Films’ Jim Young serve as producers. Steak House, Valerie Stadler, and Mary Vernieu serve as co-producers. The company plans on an early 2014 release. After 18 years of incarceration, Brown (Gooding, Jr.) established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of.