According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hecht brought Pearlman a bottle of nonalcoholic wine, a block of chocolate, and a tomato as an offering to convince Pearlman to sell him the rights to the book. He pitched an adaptation of Pearlman's best-seller Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty that would be similar to the TV show Friday Night Lights. On April 20, 2014, screenwriter Jim Hecht flew across the country to the home of sportswriter Jeff Pearlman. Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes and Jim Hecht Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Rebecca Bertuch Max Borenstein & Rodney Barnes & Jim Hecht Ari Graynor as Honey Kaplan (season 2) Įpisodes Series overview.LisaGay Hamilton as Christine Johnson.Michael Chiklis as Red Auerbach (season 2 recurring season 1).McCabe Slye as Jimmy Buss (season 2 guest season 1).Thomas Mann as Johnny Buss (season 2 guest season 1).Gillian Jacobs as Chris Riley (season 2 recurring season 1).Stephen Adly Guirgis as Frank Mariani.

Sarah Ramos as Cheryl Pistono (season 1 recurring season 2).

Tamera Tomakili as Earletha 'Cookie' Kelly.

Solomon Hughes as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Julianne Nicholson as Cranny McKinney (season 1).

Tracy Letts as Jack McKinney (season 1 guest season 2).

The second season takes place between 19. The first season focuses on the 1979–1980 NBA season, Jerry Buss' first as owner and Magic Johnson's rookie year. The series is a dramatization of the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers basketball teams. Īlthough 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. On September 17, 2023, it was announced that the series was canceled after 2 seasons. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on August 6, 2023. The series premiered on March 6, 2022, with the pilot episode directed by Adam McKay. Reilly, Jason Clarke, Jason Segel, Gaby Hoffmann, Rob Morgan, and Adrien Brody. It features an ensemble cast led by John C. 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.

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.

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