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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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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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Exclusive: We’ll be seeing more of Jimmy Buss in the upcoming season of Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty. McCabe Slye, who guest-starred as the character in the Season 1 finale, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2.

Jimmy Buss is the youngest son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss who has aims to step up in the family business.

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.

The season one ensemble cast included John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke, Adrien Brody, Gaby Hoffmann, Tracy Letts, Jason Segel,...

Exclusive: We’ll be seeing more of Johnny Buss in the upcoming second season of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Thomas Mann, who guest-starred as the character in the first season, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 of Adam McKay’s critically praised HBO series, Deadline has learned.

Mann’s Johnny Buss is the son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, played by John C. Reilly. In the Season 1 finale, Jerry Buss is still reeling over his mom’s death.

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.

HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty scored yet another series high with its freshman season finale on Sunday. The season ender, which featured tense moments from the ’79-’80 NBA finals, drew in 1.6 million total viewers across both HBO and HBO Max.

The finale was up 73 from the season premiere’s original viewership. The debut brought in approximately 900,000 viewers and has since grown to nearly 8 million. In linear viewing, the finale earned 534,000 viewers, more than double than that of the premiere.

Episodes are currently averaging 6 million viewers. Sunday’s also episode marked the seventh week of consecutive viewership growth for the sports series.

Winning Time‘s season finale featured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s ankle injury, Jerry Buss coping with his mother’s death, a contentious Rookie of The Year decision and more. Read Deadline’s full recap here. Series showrunner and executive producer Max Borenstein told Deadline where Winning Time,...

HBO’s “Winning Time” scored another series high viewership with its finale Sunday, drawing 1.6 million viewers across both the linear channel and streamer HBO Max.

That audience tally was up 73 over the drama’s series premiere and 31 from the Season 1 average. Per HBO, “Winning Time” — which has already been renewed for Season 2 — saw seven weeks of consecutive growth throughout its 10-episode first season, which debuted March 6.

For the finale, “Winning Time” landed 534,000 viewers for the 9 p.m. linear airing on HBO alone, more than double the season premiere and the most-watched initial linear telecast of the season.

To date, episodes of “Winning Time” Season 1 are averaging 6 million viewers. The premiere episode, which debuted to 900,000 viewers, is pacing at 8 million viewers.

Based on the book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” by Jeff Pearlman, the fast-break series chronicles the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers,...

The 1980s Lakers were a legendary team in the world of professional basketball but, are viewers interested in what went on off the court? Will there be more stories to tell at the end of the first season? Could Winning Time be renewed for season two on HBO -- possibly focusing on a different sports team? 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 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, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, Jon Young, Rob Morgan, and Sally Field. The show...

HBO’s “Winning Time” has landed a series high for the third week in a row, drawing 1.4 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max on Sunday.

Per HBO, Episode 7 of the Los Angeles Lakers drama was up up 11 vs. last week’s episode and 59 above the season premiere. The series premiere of the show, which was recently renewed for Season 2, has scored nearly 7 million viewers to-date.

The show premiered on March 6 to more than 900,000 viewers, which was in line with the debuts for HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” “The White Lotus” and “The Gilded Age.”

“Winning Time” has three episodes left in its first season, with the finale set for May 8.

Based on the book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” by Jeff Pearlman, the fast-break series chronicles the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most...

The game continues. HBO has renewed the Winning Time TV show for a second season. The first season is currently airing on Sunday nights.

A sports comedy-drama series, the Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 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, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, Jon Young, Rob Morgan, and Sally Field. 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. In many ways, it's a team that defined an era, both on and off the court. Read More…...

“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.

The news comes after the series has aired just five episodes of its 10-episode first season.

“It’s been a thrill to bring ‘Winning Time’ to life with Adam McKay, Max Borenstein, our phenomenal producing team, and this incredible cast,” said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming. “This series not only tells the riveting story of the Lakers’ rise, but is also a look back at a transformative era in basketball, celebrity, and the city of Los Angeles. We can’t wait to see how this team will tell the next chapter of this dynasty.”

The series is based on the book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” by Jeff Pearlman. It follows the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers,...

HBO has renewed Adam McKay’s critically praised drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty for a second season.

The Season 2 pickup follows a viewership high for the series’ fifth episode on Sunday. It drew 1.2 million viewers across platforms on premiere night, up 37 from the first episode. The ten-episode first season will wrap on Sunday, May 8, on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

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.

The season one ensemble cast includes John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke,...

HBO is staying in the basketball game, renewing “Winning Time: the Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” for a second season.

“It’s been a thrill to bring ‘Winning time’ to life with Adam McKay, Max Borenstein, our phenomenal producing team, and this incredible cast,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming, said in a statement. “This series not only tells the riveting story of the Lakers’ rise, but is also a look back at a transformative era in basketball, celebrity, and the city of Los Angeles. We can’t wait to see how this team will tell the next chapter of this dynasty.”

The show, based on the book, “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s” by Jeff Pearlman, is a drama centered around the time when Jerry Buss bought the team and it rose in popularity.

For Season 1, McKay directed the pilot and is an executive producer.

Network: HBO

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: March 6, 2022 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: 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.

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A sports comedy-drama series, the Winning Time TV series was created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht.

The first season is based on the Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s book by Jeff Pearlman.

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HBO ushered viewers back to the starting days of the Los Angeles Lakers with new series Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty making its premiere on Sunday. The series from co-creators Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht debuted to just shy of 1 million viewers.

Per HBO, the series opened to approximately 900,000 viewers across linear viewing and HBO Max streaming. Winning Time filled the 9 p.m. Sunday slot previously belonging to Euphoria. To compare the dramas, Euphoria made its series premiere in June 2019 to 577,00 linear viewers and boosted up to 1 million viewers with viewing on HBO Go/Now, before HBO Max launched. The Euphoria season 2 premiere broke records for HBO and HBO Max with 2.4 million total viewers.

Winning Time is a ten-episode series about the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.

Winning Time arrives on HBO next month, and the cable channel has released a trailer teasing the drama series that traces the rise of the Los Angeles Lakers professional basketball team. 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 arrives on March 6th.

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“The Shield” alum Michael Chiklis is playing legendary NBA Boston Celtics coach-turned-general manager Red Auerbach in HBO’s new series “Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty,” and TheWrap has an exclusive look at the actor in character.

In the new pic, Chiklis, as Auerbach, is seated at a table during what looks like the NBA draft.

“Red Auerbach was one of a kind,” Chiklis said in a statement to TheWrap. “A larger than life character and competitor. In a word…iconic. What a blast to slip into his jacket for a while as an actor and a guy from the Boston area.”

Here’s a description of Chiklis’ character, per HBO: As the coach of the Celtics, Red Auerbach won nine NBA championships. As general manager, he won seven more. When the Lakers’ rise threatens his Boston dynasty, Auerbach proves himself to be the basketball genius and cut-throat...

The Showtime Lakers will take center stage in HBO’s upcoming series Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty, but that’s the extent of their involvement. During the series’ Ctam session on Tuesday series co-creator Max Borenstein addressed reports about the lack of cooperation from the Lakers themselves and the Buss family.

“We made this show as fans with a tremendous amount of respect and love for all these characters of the NBA and Lakers and I think it hopefully shows on screen. I can only imagine how strange it must be to have a movie made about your life, or show made about any aspect fo your life so I never presume what people will or won’t do but on our end this was made with great love and appreciation.”

“A deep appreciation,” echoed executive producer Rodney.

Set to debut Sunday, March 6 Winning Time is a...

The story of the “Showtime” Lakers is coming to HBO in “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” this March, documenting a period for the team that helped set the tone for how sports and athletes are viewed today.

“We were trying to have fun above all, but it’s a show about showmanship,” co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Max Borenstein said on Tuesday during a virtual Television Critics Association Winter Tour panel for his upcoming HBO show. “This is the moment where sports became entertainment.”

To bring “the audience into that journey,” as Borenstein said, the show finds the actors — like John C. Reilly, who plays Jerry Buss — talking to camera. And it incorporates some retro production features built in.

Premiering March 6 on HBO (it will also be available to stream on HBO Max), the series, also from executive producer Adam McKay, follows the professional and personal lives...

“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” directed by Adam McKay, is the new ten-episode drama series streaming March 4, 2022 on HBO Max:

“…the new series follows the professional and personal lives of the 1980’s ‘Los Angeles Lakers’, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court…”

Cast includes John C. Reilly as ‘Jerry Buss’, Quincy Isaiah as ‘Magic Johnson’, Jason Clarke as ‘Jerry West’, Adrien Brody as ‘Pat Riley’, Gaby Hoffmann as ‘Claire Rothman’, Tracy Letts as ‘Jack McKinney’, Jason Segel as ‘Paul Westhead’, Julianne Nicholson as ‘Cranny McKinney’, Hadley Robinson as ‘Jeanie Buss’, DeVaughn Nixon as ‘Norm Nixon’, Solomon Hughes as ‘Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’, Tamera Tomakili as ‘Cookie Kelly’, Brett Cullen as ‘Bill Sharman’, Stephen Adly Guirgis as ‘Frank Mariani’, Spencer Garrett as ‘Chick Hearn’, Sarah Ramos as ‘Cheryl Pistono’, Molly Gordon as ‘Linda Zafrani’, Joey Brooks as...

Winning Time is coming soon to HBO. The drama series will take viewers into the rise of the LA Lakers basketball team during the 1980s. The series cast includes 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 with Rob Morgan and Sally Field.

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The untitled HBO series about the Los Angeles Lakers has added five to its cast, with Bo Burnham also exiting the series.

It was reported in March that Burnham had been cast in the role of Celtics legend Larry Bird. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Burnham is no longer involved with the project due to scheduling conflicts.

Sean Patrick Small will instead play Bird. Bird is described as a basketball star who hates the spotlight; preferring instead: Budweiser, ratty jeans, and brutally, ruthlessly destroying his opponents on the court. He and Magic Johnson, who have been pitted against one another since their legendary NCAA championship duel, continue their rivalry for the next decade.

Additional castings include: Olli Haaskivi as Phil Knight, the founder of Nike; Rachel Hilson as Cindy Day, the girlfriend of Magic Johnson; Newton Mayenge as Jim Chones, a veteran NBA forward; and Jon Young as Brad Holland,...

Bo Burnham has exited HBO’s Los Angeles Lakers drama series and the role of Larry Bird has been recast with newcomer Sean Patrick Small. Deadline revealed Burnham was set to play the legendary basketballer in March.

Rachel Hilson and Olli Haaskivi have also joined the cast.

Hilson stars as Cindy Day, Magic’s girlfriend.

Haaskivi will bring to life Nike’s enigmatic and forward-thinking founder, Phil Knight.

Written by Max Borenstein, 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.

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Borenstein executive produces the series with Adam McKay, who directs the pilot,...

Adam McKay’s upcoming (and still untitled) series about the 1980s-era Los Angeles Lakers has added two more key characters to its expansive roster: Larry Bird and Nike founder Phil Knight.

Sean Patrick Small will star as Bird, the Boston Celtics legend, whose memorable rivalry with Magic Johnson defined the NBA during that decade. Olli Haaskivi will play Knight, who co-founded Nike with Bill Bowerman in 1964, back when it was known as “Blue Ribbon Sports.”

Additional new castmembers announced Friday include Rachel Hilson as Cindy Day, a girlfriend of Magic Johnson, Newton Mayenge as veteran NBA forward Jim Chones and Jon Young as Lakers’ player Brad “Potsie” Holland.

Bo Burhnam had been in consideration for the role, but an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap that the actor-director was not able to be involved due to scheduling conflicts.

Based on the Jeff Pearlman book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley,...

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