Jason Clarke to Play Lakers Hall of Famer Jerry West in HBO Pilot

Jason Clarke is taking on the role of a LA Lakers legend.

The 50-year-old Pet Sematary actor has been cast as Hall of Famer Jerry West in the upcoming HBO pilot titled Showtime.

The true-story project is based on the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s written by Jeff Pearlman.

The story “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,” with Jason playing the “the cantankerous tortured genius of basketball, who ought to be the perfect man to build the Lakers into a dynasty — if only he can get past his own worst enemy: Jerry West,” Deadline reports.

Jason Clarke‘s upcoming miniseries Catherine the Great will premiere on HBO this fall.