Academy Award winner Adrien Brody to star as Pat Riley in HBO Drama series on 80s Lakers

Academy Award winner for The Pianist Adrien Brody will portray legendary Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley in HBO’s upcoming drama series about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, as reported by Variety.

Brody is among several high-profile talents who will appear in the series. Others include Jason Clarke (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “Catherine the Great”) as Jerry West, a 14-time NBA All-Star, John C. Reilly (“Step Brothers”) as Lakers owner Jerry Buss, Quincy Isaiah as point guard Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Solomon Hughes as center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Molly Gordon as Linda Zafrani, DeVaughn Nixon as point guard Norm Nixon (DeVaugn is Norm’s son), Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr., Spencer Garrett as announcer Chick Hearn, Kirk Bovill as former owner Donald Sterling, and Delante Desouza as shooting guard Michael Cooper.

The show is written by Max Borsenstein, who also serves as executive producer. Adam McKay (“Succession”) directed the pilot and executive produces the series as well.