EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Johnny Buss in the upcoming second season of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
Thomas Mann, who guest-starred as the character in the first season, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 of Adam McKay’s critically praised HBO series, Deadline has learned.Mann’s Johnny Buss is the son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, played by John C.
Reilly. In the Season 1 finale, Jerry Buss is still reeling over his mom’s death.Winning Time is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.
McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.Co-created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht, the fast-break series chronicles 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.The season one ensemble cast includes John C.
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