《美国体育故事》还未命名的第一季由Stu Zicherman (《美国谍梦》)创作，改编自播客《Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc 》。故事聚焦NFL巨星Aaron Hernandez的兴衰历程，探讨他的身份、家庭、事业、自杀之间的关联，以及它们在体育和美国文化中的影响。
在巴布亚新几内亚某地一个人迹罕见的原始丛林腹地，有一个号称洞穴之母的巨洞——伊萨·阿拉。腰缠万贯的探险家卡尔（Ioan Gruffudd 饰）一掷千金，雇用拥有丰富洞穴探险经验的弗兰克（Richard Roxburgh 饰）及其团队对这里进行勘查。转眼之间几个月过去，伊萨·阿拉的勘探虽然颇见成效，但进度仍显缓慢。与此同时，强烈的热带风暴即将到来…
Haunted by the death of his father and other psychological traumas, Daniel (Roberto Scorza) returns to the home where he was raised. Faced with intense emotional scars, as well as physical -- which are realized by the years of self-harm …
