On April 15, 2015, Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The former athlete, who had signed a $40 million contract extension with the Patriots just two years earlier, now faced the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars.

The tragedy of Aaron Hernandez — the late New England Patriots tight end who was convicted of first-degree murder and died in prison — received the Netflix documentary treatment in 2020. Now, Hernandez's sordid tale gets told in series drama form in the latest installment of FX's "American Crime Story.

Ryan Murphy's new Hulu/FX series American Sports Story will look into the life & mind of Aaron Hernandez, an NFL superstar turned convicted murderer.