David covers the biggest news stories, live events, premieres, and informational pieces for The Streamable. Before joining TS, he wrote extensively for Screen Rant and has years of experience writing about the entertainment and streaming industries. He's a Broncos fan, streams on his Toshiba Fire TV, and his favorites include "Andor," "Rings of Power," and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."
The purple and gold are returning to Max on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. ET when a new season of “Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” premieres on the service. The show rewinds to the period in the late ’70s and through the ’80s that saw the Los Angeles Lakers become one of the league’s most dominant teams, building a dynasty that few in the ranks of professional sports have reached. You can watch Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty: Season 2 with a subscription to Max.
About ‘Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’ Season 2 Premiere
“Winning Time” follows the Los Angeles Lakers through what has become known in the intervening decades as the “Showtime Lakers” era. Starting in 1979, the squad helmed by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won five NBA titles in the Showtime era, a stretch of dominance that’s nearly unheard of in professional sports nowadays.
Season 2 of “Winning Time” picks up after the successful conclusion of the 1979-80 season, and finds the team wondering where to go next. The season will focus on the following four years of the Lakers dynasty, building to a peak with a rematch of Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird in a 1984 clash of titans that no sports fan will want to miss reliving.
“Winning Time” features a star-studded cast, including John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Segel, Hadley Robinson, DeVaughn Nixon, Solomon Hughes, Tamera Tomakili, Brett Cullen, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Spencer Garrett, Molly Gordon, Joey Brooks, Delante Desouza, Jimel Atkins, Austin Aaron, McCabe Slye, Thomas Mann, Gillian Jacobs, with Michael Chiklis and Rob Morgan.
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Season two 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 professional rematch of the era.s greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
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David covers the biggest news stories, live events, premieres, and informational pieces for The Streamable. Before joining TS, he wrote extensively for Screen Rant and has years of experience writing about the entertainment and streaming industries. He's a Broncos fan, streams on his Toshiba Fire TV, and his favorites include "Andor," "Rings of Power," and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."