Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Genre
Created by
Based onShowtime
by Jeff Pearlman
Starring
Music by
Opening theme"My Favorite Mutiny"
by The Coup
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Doug Ornstein
  • Bruce Dunn
Cinematography
Editors
  • Hank Corwin
  • Jeremy Weinstein
  • Jessica Hernández
  • Max Koepke
  • Felicia M. Livingston
  • Juliana Rodzinski
Running time54–59 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseMarch 6, 2022 (2022-03-06) –
September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)
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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is an American sports drama television series created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht for HBO, based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman. The first season, comprising 10 episodes, chronicles the 1980s Showtime era of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team (beginning in late 1979), featuring notable NBA stars Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It features an ensemble cast led by John C. Reilly, Jason Clarke, Jason Segel, Gaby Hoffmann, Rob Morgan, and Adrien Brody. The series premiered on March 6, 2022, with the pilot episode directed by Adam McKay. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season,[1] which premiered on August 6, 2023.[2] On September 17, 2023, it was announced that the series was canceled after 2 seasons.[3][4]

Although HBO has reinforced that the series is a dramatization, the series has been strongly criticized by several former NBA players and basketball historians over what they allege are significant factual inaccuracies within the storylines.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference S2Renewal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 12, 2023). "Winning Time Season 2 Sets August Release Date — Watch Teaser Trailer". TVLine. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Kaloi, Stephanie (September 17, 2023). "'Winning Time' Canceled by HBO After 2 Seasons". The Wrap. TheWrap. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Murphy, J. Kim (September 17, 2023). "'Winning Time' Ends in Defeat With an Awkward, Surprise Series Finale". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (April 19, 2022). ""Winning Time" Isn't Just Deliberately Dishonest, It's Drearily Dull". Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "How Much Of Winning Time Is A True Story?". /Film. August 24, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Adekaiyero, Ayomikun. "The real people at the heart of HBO's 'Winning Time' are slamming the series as inaccurate, from Magic Johnson to LA Lakers coach Jerry West". Insider. Retrieved June 15, 2023.

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