Sally Field and Michael Chiklis Join Adam McKay's Los Angeles Lakers HBO Drama Series
Sally Field and Michael Chiklis have joined Adam McKay's Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series. The untitled project is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.
The series is being written by Max Borenstein and it’s described as “a fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined its era, both on and off the court.”
Field will take on the role of Jessie Buss, the mother of Hall of Famer Jerry Buss, who will be played by John C. Reilly. “As a young single mother, Jessie Buss instilled in her son Jerry a love of math, money, and good times. Decades later, her son is a successful businessman – but he turns to her as a trusted advisor and bookkeeper.”
Chiklis will play legendary Celtics coach Red Auerbach. “As the coach of the Celtics, Red Auerbach won 9 NBA championships. As general manager, he won 7 more. When the Lakers’ rise threatens his Boston dynasty, Auerbach proves himself to be the basketball genius and cut-throat competitor of every Laker fan’s nightmares.”
Field also joins the previously cast Adrien Brody as Pat Riley, Jason Clarke as Jerry West, Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson, Solomon Hughes as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gaby Hoffmann as Claire Rothman, Hadley Robinson as Jeanie Buss, DeVaughn Nixon as Norm Nixon, Molly Gordon as Linda Zafrani, Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr., Spencer Garrett as Chick Hearn, Kirk Bovill as Donald Sterling, Delante Desouza as Michael Cooper, Stephen Adly Guirgis as Frank Mariani, Tamera Tomakili as Earletha “Cookie” Kelly and Joey Brooks as Lon Rosen.
Source: Deadline