It’s hard to think of other professional basketball teams that measure up to the Showtime Lakers era. NBA dynasties such as the Chicago Bulls led by Michael Jordan had a predecessor with Magic Johnson and the Lakers. Considered one of the best eras for the franchise before the late Kobe Bryant, and more recently, LeBron James helped to revitalize the team.
HBO Max is behind a new series that will explore that era that made Johnson a superstar athlete and has released a new trailer for “Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty,” giving audiences an idea of the show’s tone and showcasing the impressive group of actors assembled.
Here is the show’s basic logline as provided by HBO Max: “A fast-break series chronicling 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. HBO’s new drama series ‘Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty’ will debut March 2022 with ten episodes on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book ‘Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.’”
The sports series has a fantastic cast that consists of 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, Jon Young, Rob Morgan, and Sally Field.
“Winning Time” debuts March 6 on the streaming service.