Paterno | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 16, 2022
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Dizzying yet decently contemplative recounting of this terrible story. Terrible in the subject matter, not its presentation.
| genre | Drama | television |
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| synopsis | After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims. |
| lead actors | Al Pacino | Riley Keough | Kathy Baker | Annie Parisse | Peter Jacobson | Steve Coulter | Darren Goldstein | John D'Leo | Greg Grunberg | Ben Cook | Kristen Bush | Jim Johnson | Kaliswa Brewster | William Hill | Larry Mitchell | Jessica VanOss | Tom Kemp | Michael Mastro | Patrick McDade | Joseph Setticase | Jim Santangeli | Josh Mowery | Thomas Bradshaw | Georgia Buchanan | Audrey Butler | Nicholas Sadler | Tess Frazer | Midori Francis | Tess Soltau | Celia Au | Stacey Alyse Cohen | Jack DiFalco | Jock McKissic | Sergio Joachim | Justin Matthews | Camrus Johnson | Jamie Eddy | Sage Kirwan | Todd Alan Crain | Candace Bryant | Maria Jung | William Hochman | Corwin C. Tuggles | Dan Vaughan | Ify Enemuo | Julio Figueroa | Tatum Price | Delanie Wheeler | Jennie Eps | Gage Maynard | Sean Cullen | Ian Dylan Hunt | Brent Costantino | Shannon Breckenridge | Blaise Corrigan | Rogelio Douglas III | Alina Seddon | Eric Rosenberg | Murphy Guyer |
| director | Barry Levinson |