FX revealed more about all three series in the press release below:
English Teacher – New comedy series premieres Monday, September 2 at 10pm on FX with the first two episodes of the eight-episode season. All episodes will stream on Hulu the next day. The series will soon be coming internationally to Disney+.
The Old Man - Season Two airs Thursday, September 12 at 10pm on FX with the first two episodes of the eight-episode season. All episodes will stream on Hulu the next day. The series will soon be coming internationally to Disney+. FX also released the official teaser trailer for season two of The Old Man today.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez – First installment of the new limited series franchise premieres Tuesday, September 17 at 10pm on FX with the first two episodes of the 10-episode series. All episodes will stream on Hulu the next day. The series will soon be coming internationally to Disney+.
English Teacher:
FX's English Teacher is a comedy series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, in which he stars as Evan Marquez, a high school teacher in Austin, Texas who often finds himself at the intersection of the personal, professional, and political aspects of working in a secondary school. Evan wants to be a principled person, but that often gets him into trouble. By Evan's side at Morrison-Hensley High is his friend group of other teachers.
Chief among them is his best friend Gwen Sanders (Stephanie Koenig), the enthusiastic and optimistic history teacher who tends to see the best in people, even when she probably shouldn't. Then there is gym teacher Markie Hillridge (Sean Patton). Although he can appear gruff and rough, beneath the surface he possesses a knowledge of human nature that often proves valuable to Evan. When they're not at odds, Markie and Evan share a genuine bond... but most of the time they're at odds.
Director Grant Moretti (Enrico Colantoni) wants nothing more than peace and the path of least resistance - a path Evan is rarely willing to take. Although Grant keeps his own opinions to himself, he respects Evan's passion, even if it makes his own job more difficult. Guidance counselor Rick (Carmen Christopher) hardly wants to be at this school - he sees himself as an entrepreneur - but still enjoys interacting with the other teachers. Evan's ex-boyfriend Malcolm (Jordan Firstman) is a former teacher at Morrison. Malcolm is wild and free-thinking and often pulls Evan back into a pseudo relationship.
When Grant informs Evan that he is under investigation for a long-simmering incident where he and Malcolm kissed in front of students, Evan suddenly feels like he is under a microscope and being targeted for his sexuality. Evan must follow one rule: no relationships with teachers... only to meet Harry (Langston Kerman), a charming new teacher who seems interested in him.
Throughout the eight-episode season, we follow Evan as he navigates his relationships, his students and his fellow faculty and tries to answer the question: Can you really be yourself at work?
English Teacher was created by Brian Jordan Alvarez and is produced by Alvarez, Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel and Dave King. Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender and Zach Dunn serve as co-executive producers. English Teacher is produced by FX Productions.
The Old Man:
In season two of FX's The Old Man, former CIA agent Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) and former FBI Assistant Director Harold Harper (John Lithgow) embark on their most important mission yet - recovering Emily Chase (Alia Shawkat) after she has been kidnapped by Faraz Hamzad (Navid Negahban), a powerful Afghan tribal leader. With all three men claiming her as their daughter, Emily finds herself in an identity crisis with dire consequences.
As Chase and Harper fight their way to Emily, Hamzad is forced to make decisions that could jeopardize his family and the village he has faithfully led for a lifetime. Khadija (Jacqueline Antaramian), Hamzad's sister and trusted advisor, is concerned about the path her brother has taken and what it will cost them. As the stakes rise and more secrets are revealed, Zoe McDonald (Amy Brenneman) makes surprising moves after being pulled into a new world by Chase. Meanwhile, Julian Carson (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is disillusioned with his former role and finds himself at a crossroads on a path he never imagined.
The Old Man is based on the bestseller of the same name by Thomas Perry. The Old Man was written and created for television by Jonathan E. Steinberg & Robert Levine and is produced by Steinberg, Dan Shotz, Warren Littlefield, Levine, Bridges, David Schiff, Craig Silverstein and Jon Watts. The series is produced by 20th Television in association with The Littlefield Company.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez:
The first episode of American Sports Story is based on the podcast Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. from The Boston Globe and Wondery. The ten-episode limited series charts the rise and fall of NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez and explores the various aspects of his identity, his family, his career, his suicide and their legacy in sports and American culture.
The series stars Josh Rivera (Aaron Hernandez), Jaylen Barron (Shayanna Jenkins), Lindsay Mendez (Tanya Singleton), Ean Castellanos (DJ Hernandez), Tammy Blanchard (Terri Hernandez), Tony Yazbeck (Urban Meyer), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Tim Tebow), Thomas Sadoski (Brian Murphy), Jake Cannavale (Chris) and Norbert Leo Butz (Bill Belichick) star.
American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez is produced by Ryan Murphy, Stuart Zicherman, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson and Carl Franklin. Wondery's Hernan Lopez and Marshall Lewy are also executive producers alongside The Boston Globe's Linda Pizzuti Henry and Ira Napoliello. The series is produced by 20th Television.
The trailer for season two of The Old Man is below.
