Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Season 2 is a sports drama series. The show is created by HBO Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Television. It is based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman. The series is created by Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht. Nicholas Britell and Grammy Award-winning Robert Glasper handle the music for the series. Adam McKay continues as executive producer.
American actor, comedian, and writer, John C. Reilly plays the owner of the Lakers Jerry Buss. Quincy Isaiah portrays arguably the greatest point guard of all time, Magic Johnson. Solomon Hughes plays six-time NBA MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Award-winning actor Adrien Brody returns in the role of Pat Riley. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Season 2 was released on HBO Max on August 6th, 2023.