American sports drama television series
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Also known as Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty II (s. 2) Genre Created by Based on Showtime Jeff Pearlman Starring Music by Opening theme "My Favorite Mutiny"The Coup Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 17 Production Executive producers Producers Cinematography Editors Hank Corwin Jeremy Weinstein Jessica Hernández Max Koepke Felicia M. Livingston Juliana Rodzinski Running time 54–59 minutes Production companies Original release Network HBO Release March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06 ) – (2023-09-17 )
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty sports drama television series created byMax Borenstein and Jim Hecht forHBO , based on the bookShowtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s byJeff Pearlman .[ 1] Showtime era of theLos Angeles Lakers basketball team (beginning in late 1979), featuring notableNBA starsMagic Johnson andKareem Abdul-Jabbar . It features anensemble cast led byJohn C. Reilly ,Jason Clarke ,Jason Segel ,Gaby Hoffmann ,Rob Morgan , andAdrien Brody . The series premiered on March 6, 2022, with the pilot episode directed byAdam McKay . In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Although HBO has reinforced that the series is adramatization , 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. Multiple players and staff from that time claimed the show was false and interpreted certain storylines and personalities wrong, such as the nature of the relationship betweenKareem Abdul-Jabbar andSpencer Haywood , or the mischaracterization ofJerry West .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
The series is adramatization of the professional and personal lives of the 1980sLos Angeles Lakers basketball teams. The first season focuses on the 1979–1980 NBA season, Jerry Buss' first as owner and Magic Johnson's rookie year. The second season takes place between 1980 and 1984.[ 9]
Season Episodes Originally released First released Last released 1 10 March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06 ) May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08 ) 2 7 August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06 ) September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17 )
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 1 1 "The Swan" Adam McKay Story by :Max Borenstein & Jim HechtTeleplay by : Max BorensteinMarch 6, 2022 (2022-03-06 ) 0.256[ 38] 2 2 "Is That All There Is?" Jonah Hill Rodney Barnes & Max BorensteinMarch 13, 2022 (2022-03-13 ) 0.337[ 39] 3 3 "The Good Life" Damian Marcano Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20 ) 0.250[ 40] 4 4 "Who the F**k Is Jack McKinney?" Damian Marcano Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27 ) 0.314[ 41] 5 5 "Pieces of a Man" Tanya Hamilton Rodney Barnes & Max Borenstein April 3, 2022 (2022-04-03 ) 0.330[ 42] 6 6 "Memento Mori" Tanya Hamilton Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Rebecca Bertuch April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10 ) 0.372[ 43] 7 7 "Invisible Man" Payman Benz Rodney Barnes & Max Borenstein April 17, 2022 (2022-04-17 ) 0.460[ 44] 8 8 "California Dreaming" Payman Benz Rodney Barnes & Max Borenstein April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24 ) 0.410[ 45] 9 9 "Acceptable Loss" Salli Richardson-Whitfield Rodney Barnes & Max Borenstein May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01 ) 0.503[ 46] 10 10 "Promised Land" Salli Richardson-Whitfield Rodney Barnes & Max Borenstein May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08 ) 0.535[ 47]
No. No. in Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers 11 1 "One Ring Don't Make a Dynasty" Salli Richardson-Whitfield Max Borenstein &Rodney Barnes August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06 ) 0.175[ 48] 12 2 "The Magic Is Back" Trey Edward Shults Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13 ) 0.198[ 49] 13 3 "The Second Coming" Todd Banhazl Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Rebecca Bertuch August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20 ) 0.225[ 50] 14 4 "The New World" Tanya Hamilton Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27 ) 0.281[ 51] 15 5 "The Hamburger Hamlet" Tanya Hamilton Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes and Jim Hecht September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03 ) 0.204[ 52] 16 6 "BEAT L.A." Salli Richardson-Whitfield Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10 ) 0.274[ 53] 17 7 "What Is and What Should Never Be" Salli Richardson-Whitfield Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17 ) 0.315[ 54]
On April 20, 2014, screenwriter Jim Hecht flew across the country to the home of sportswriterJeff Pearlman . He pitched an adaptation of Pearlman's best-sellerShowtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty that would be similar to the television showFriday Night Lights The Hollywood Reporter Adam McKay to direct the pilot and produce.[ 55]
In April 2019,HBO ordered a pilot of the series, which was written byMax Borenstein with a story by Borenstein and Hecht.[ 56] working title Showtime , after Pearlman's book andthe Lakers era that inspired it.[ 56] Showtime .[ 57] [ 18] Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty ; according to Bloys, "Winning Time" is a phrase that was already associated with Magic Johnson.[ 57] [ 58]
On April 7, 2022, HBO renewed the series for a second season.[ 2] [ 59] [ 60]
Francine Maisler is the show's casting director.[ 55] Jason Clarke andMichael Shannon were cast to portrayJerry West andJerry Buss respectively.[ 12] [ 61] [ 10] fourth wall breaking format of the show and found it difficult to work with.[ 55] Will Ferrell had actively pursued the role of Buss since McKay had first started developing the series; however, McKay did not feel Ferrell was right for the role and instead cast Reilly without telling Ferrell. Upon learning of the decision via a phone call from Reilly, Ferrell was so infuriated that he ended his friendship and professional relationship with McKay.[ 62] Magic Johnson andKareem Abdul Jabbar after an extensive casting search.[ 11] [ 55] Norm Nixon .[ 17]
By March 2021, additional castings includingAdrien Brody ,[ 13] Sally Field ,[ 23] Michael Chiklis ,[ 27] Bo Burnham ,[ 29] Jason Segel ,[ 16] Sarah Ramos ,[ 20] Brett Cullen , andLola Kirke were announced.[ 21] Rory Cochrane ,Danny Burstein , Austin Aaron, Ta'Nika Gibson,Edwin Hodge ,Terence Davis , and Ja'Quan Cole joined the cast.[ 22] Mike Epps , Max E. Williams, Carina Conti and Mariama Diallo joined the cast.[ 36] Olli Haaskivi , Newton Mayenge, and Jon Young joined the cast, with Small replacing Burnham.[ 63] [ 64] [ 25] [ 26]
Principal photography for the first season began inLos Angeles on April 12, 2021, and concluded on October 31.[ 65] [ 66]
Alongside the title announcement in December 2021, HBO announced the series would debut in March 2022,[ 58] [ 67]
The first season was released on October 4, 2022, onBlu-ray andDVD .[ 68]
Onreview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes , the first season holds an 85% approval rating based on 61 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Gleefully excessive in both form and function,Winning Time pairs a larger-than-life roster of characters with whiplash style to deliver an absolute slam dunk."[ 69] Metacritic , the first season has a score of 68 out of 100, based on 29 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 70]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an 83% approval rating based on 18 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Trying to defend the title is hard, butWinning Time ' s sophomore season keeps pace as some of the best courtside seats to sports history that television can provide."[ 71] [ 72]
Reactions from Lakers [ edit ] Magic Johnson andKareem Abdul-Jabbar criticized the series for historical inaccuracies. Johnson said he would not watch it because it didn't depict the Showtime era accurately,[ 73] [ 74] [ 75] [ 76] Jerry West demanded a retraction from HBO for the "cruel" and "deliberately false" depiction of him as a temperamental, foul-mouthed executive prone to angry outbursts and mood swings.[ 77] [ 78] [ 79] Winning Time is not a documentary and has not been presented as such. However, the series and its depictions are based on extensive factual research and reliable sourcing, and HBO stands resolutely behind our talented creators and cast who have brought a dramatization of this epic chapter in basketball history to the screen."[ 80] Supreme Court ."[ 81] Spencer Haywood , on the other hand, called his portrayal on the series a blessing.[ 82]
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2022
Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Drama Series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Nominated [ 83] Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series Wood Harris Won Outstanding Directing, Drama Series Tanya Hamilton (for "Pieces of a Man") Nominated Outstanding Writing, Drama Series Rodney Barnes andMax Borenstein (for "Acceptable Loss") Nominated Outstanding Musical Score Nicholas Britell andRobert Glasper Nominated California on Location Awards Location Manager of the Year – Episodic Television – One Hour Gregory Alpert Nominated [ 84] [ 85] Location Team of the Year – Episodic Television – One Hour Gregory Alpert, J.P. O'Connor, Matt Bolin, Tom Potier, Sam Gomez, Harry Middleton, Shelly Armstrong, Miles Beal-Ampah, Andre Balderamos, Anthony Balderamos, Helena Cho, Monica Cohen, Julian Stephens, Whitney Breite, and Willis Turner Nominated Assistant Location Manager of the Year – Television Matt Bolin Nominated Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Cable Network Series, Drama Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Nominated [ 86] Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) Todd Banhazl(for "Pieces of a Man") Nominated [ 87] Set Decorators Society of America Awards Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Period Series Jon Bush Richard Toyon, and Clayton Hartley Nominated [ 88] 2023
Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama or Genre John C. Reilly Nominated [ 89] Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, Limited Series or Television Film Sally Field Nominated Best Ensemble – Television Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Won 2024
Critics' Choice Awards Best Drama Series Nominated [ 90] Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Tracy Letts (for "The New World") Nominated [ 91] Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) Todd Banhazl(for "BEAT L.A.") Nominated Outstanding Period Costumes for a Series Emma Potter, Maressa Richtmyer, and Shannon Moore(for "What Is and What Should Never Be") Nominated Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode Raymond McIntyre Jr., Victor DiMichina, Damien Stantina, and Javier Menéndez Platas(for "BEAT L.A.") Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Salli Richardson-Whitfield (for "BEAT L.A.") Nominated Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Raymond McIntyre Jr., Victor DiMichina, Javier Menéndez Platas, Damien Stantina(forBEAT LA ) Won [ 92]
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