American Crime Story (2016)

Genre

anthology series, drama television series, crime television series

Country

United States

Length

3 seasons, 29 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 1,060 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This anthology series recreates high-profile American crime cases. Each season follows a different real life legal or murder scandal, showing the people and events behind the headlines.

intensedramatictensesuspensefuldarkseriousmethodicalexplosive

What happens

American Crime Story is an American biographical crime drama anthology television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. The series is the second installment in the American Story media franchise, following American Horror Story. Each season is presented as a self-contained miniseries and is independent of the events in other seasons. Alexander and Karaszewski did not return after the first season, but retain executive-producer credits. In the United States, the series is broadcast on FX. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season. The first season, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson, chronicled the murder trial of O. J. Simpson, and was based on the book The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin. It premiered on February 2, 2016. The second season, subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace, chronicled the murder of designer Gianni Versace by spree-killer Andrew Cunanan, and was based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth. It premiered on January 17, 2018, and concluded on March 21, 2018. The third season, subtitled Impeachment, chronicles the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal, and is based on the book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President, also by Toobin. It premiered on September 7, 2021. By August 2021, a potential fourth season, tentatively titled Studio 54, which would focus on the rise and fall of Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, was in development; however, in September 2024, executive producer Brad Simpson stated there are no developments in the production of the season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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