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date (day) time network episode title
4/7/18 (Sa.)8:00 PMHBON/A






PATERNO (HBO)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
4/7/18
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's press release, January 2018) PATERNO: Starring Al Pacino and directed by Barry Levinson, this drama centers on Penn State's Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Paterno's legacy is challenged and he is forced to face questions of institutional failure in regard to the victims. The film also stars Riley Keough as Sara Ganim, the 23-year-old journalist who first reported on the Sandusky case for the Patriot-News; Kathy Baker as Sue Paterno, Joe's wife; Greg Grunberg as Scott Paterno and Larry Mitchell as Jay Paterno, Joe's sons; and Annie Parisse as Mary Kay Paterno, Joe's daughter. A Levinson/Fontana production of a Barry Levinson Film; executive produced by Barry Levinson, Jason Sosnoff, Edward R. Pressman, Rick Nicita and Lindsay Sloane; Amy Herman produces. Produced in association with Sony Pictures Television. Written by Debora Cahn and John C. Richards. Debuts this spring.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Al Pacino as Joe Paterno
· Annie Parisse as Mary Kay Paterno
· Greg Grunberg as Scott Paterno
· John Carroll Lynch as Jerry Sandusky
· Kathy Baker as Sue Paterno
· Riley Keough as Sara Ganim
CREW INFORMATION:
· Barry Levinson as DIR
· David McKenna as WRTR
· Debora Cahn as WRTR
· Edward R. Pressman as EP
· Jason Sosnoff as EP
· Joe Posnanski as BOOK
· John C. Richards as WRTR
· Lindsay Sloane as EP
· Rick Nicita as PROD
· Tom Fontana as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Levinson-Fontana Company, The