Trailer for Season 2 of HBO's Los Angeles Lakers Series WINNING TIME
HBO released the first trailer for the second season of its series about the Los Angeles Lakers, Winning Time. The series is set during the team's golden years of greatness, and it tells the story of the team’s rise to the top.
The first season put a focus on the end of the 1970s, which led to their big NBA World Champion win in 1980. This was a wild and controversial time for the team, and this series is said to offer an honest depiction of the events during that era.
Season 2 comes with the tagline "New decade. New season." It will focus on the years from 1980 to 1984 and the ongoing rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics. The synopsis reads: “Winning Time continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. This season hones in on the period just after the Finals in 1980 through 1984, culminating in the first pro rematch of the era's greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.”
The series stars Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson, John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss, Sean Patrick Small as Larry Bird, Sally Field as Jessie Buss, Adrien Brody as Pat Riley, Jason Segel as Paul Westhead, Hadley Robinson as Jeanie Buss. Other cast members include DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Molly Gordon, Thomas Mann, Gillian Jacobs, Michael Chiklis, and Rob Morgan.
The show was created by Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, Anchorman 2, The Big Short, Vice, Don't Look Up), and it’s based on Jeff Pearlman's non-fiction book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. Max Borenstein (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, King of the Monsters Worth, Godzilla vs Kong) is also co-writer, executive producer, and showrunner.
Winning Time Season 2 will stream on Max starting August 6th, 2023. Did you enjoy the first season of this series and are you excited for Season 2?