‘The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story’ – Official Trailer:

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Genre: True crime, and Anthology, Based on "The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson" by Jeffrey Toobin (s. 1), "Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History" by Maureen Orth (s. 2), and "A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President" by Jeffrey Toobin (s. 3), Developed by Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszewski (s. 1), Tom Rob Smith (s. 2), Sarah Burgess (s. 3), , with Composer: Mac Quayle, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 3, No. of episodes: 29, Executive producers: Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander, Brad Falchuk, Brad Simpson, Nina Jacobson, Dante Di Loreto, Ryan Murphy, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tom Rob Smith, Daniel Minahan, Sarah Paulson, and Sarah Burgess, Producers: Chip Vucelich, John Travolta (s.1), Alexis Martin Woodall (s.1), Eric Kovtun, Lou Eyrich, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Beanie Feldstein (s. 3), and Monica Lewinsky (s. 3), Production locations: Los Angeles, California (Season 1, 3), and Miami, Florida (Season 2), with Cinematography by Nelson Cragg, with Editors: Adam Penn, C. Chi-Yoon Chung, and Stewart Schill, Running time: 42–74 minutes, Production companies: Scott & Larry Productions (season 1), Color Force, Ryan Murphy Television, FXP,and 20th Television, Original Network: FX (2016-)

American Crime Story is a true crime anthology series developed by 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. The series is broadcast on FX.

American Crime Story is an American true crime 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.

(L-R) Netflix writers Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander pose for a portrait during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Intercontinental Hotel on September 07, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Contour by Getty Images

Producer Brad Falchuck, winner of the Outstanding Limited Series award for 'The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story,' poses in the press room during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage

Executive Producer Nina Jacobson speaks onstage during "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" panel discussion at the FX portion of the 2015 Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on January 16, 2016 in Pasadena, California. Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Executive Producer/Director Ryan Murphy speaks onstage during "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" panel discussion at the FX portion of the 2015 Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on January 16, 2016 in Pasadena, California. Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Executive Producer Brad Simpson speaks onstage during "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" panel discussion at the FX portion of the 2015 Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on January 16, 2016 in Pasadena, California. Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

American Story is an American anthology television franchise consisting of several television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX and FX on Hulu. Each series follows a different genre of fiction, with each individual season conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a different set of characters and settings, and a story line with its own "beginning, middle, and end." Some plot elements of each season and series are loosely inspired by true events. Many actors appear in more than one season and series, often playing a new character.

Genre: Horror, Anthology, and Thriller, Created by Ryan Murphy, and Brad Falchuk, with Theme music composer: Cesar Davila-Irizarry, Charlie Clouser, and Mac Quayle, with Composers: James S. Levine, and Mac Quayle, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 12, No. of episodes: 128, Executive producers: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear, James Wong, Jennifer Salt, Bradley Buecker, Alexis Martin Woodall, Crystal Liu, Adam Penn, John J. Gray, Sarah Paulson, Manny Coto, Our Lady J, Halley Feiffer, Scott Robertson, and Tanase Popa, with Producers: Alexis Martin Woodall, Patrick McKee, Robert M. Williams Jr., Ned Martel, Lou Eyrich, Evan Peters, Charlie Carver, Sara Stelwagen, Karl Frankenfield, Eryn Krueger Mekash, Todd Nenninger, and Franzis Müller, with Cinematography by Christopher Baffa, Michael Goi, Gavin Kelly, and Andrew Mitchell, and Editors: Fabienne Bouville, Ken Ramos, and Adam Penn, Camera setup: Single camera, Running time: 32–73 minutes, Production companies: Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Television, and 20th Television, Original Network: FX (2011-)

The first season, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson, chronicled the murder trial of O. J. Simpson, as well as the combination of prosecution confidence, defense witnesses, and the Los Angeles Police Department‘s history with African-American people. The first season 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.

O.J. Simpson is surrounded by his Dream Team defense attorneys from left, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Peter Neufeld, Robert Shapiro, Robert Kardashian, and Robert Blasier, seated at left, at the close of defense arguments Thursday, Sept. 28, 1995. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Sam Mircovich/Pool

(L to R) Sarah Paulson, Christian Clemenson, and Sterling K. Brown in "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" (2016) © Copyright 2016, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

The definitive account of the O. J. Simpson trial, The Run of His Life is a prodigious feat of reporting that could have been written only by the foremost legal journalist of our time. First published less than a year after the infamous verdict, Jeffrey Toobin’s nonfiction masterpiece tells the whole story, from the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman to the ruthless gamesmanship behind the scenes of “the trial of the century.” Rich in character, as propulsive as a legal thriller, this enduring narrative continues to shock and fascinate with its candid depiction of the human drama that upended American life. Photo Credit: Random House Publishing

Steven Pasquale as Det. Mark Fuhrman in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) © Copyright 2016, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Al Cowlings in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) © Copyright 2016, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Jeffrey Toobin attends the premiere of "American Crime Story - The People V. O.J. Simpson" at Westwood Village Theatre on January 27, 2016 in Westwood, California. Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

The ensemble cast includes Sterling K. Brown, Kenneth Choi, Christian Clemenson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Nathan Lane, Sarah Paulson, David Schwimmer, John Travolta, and Courtney B. Vance. O.J. Simpson, Nicole Brown Simpson, Bill Clinton, and Barbara Walters appear via archive footage.

(L to R) Sarah Paulson, Christian Clemenson, and Sterling K. Brown in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Kenneth Choi in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

(L to R) Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown, and Christian Clemenson in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

(L to R) Cuba Gooding Jr. and Courtney B. Vance in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Bruce Greenwood as Gil Garcetti in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

(L to R) Nathan Lane, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Courtney B. Vance in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

(L to R) David Schwimmer, and John Travolta in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

John Travolta as Robert Shapiro in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

(L to R) Courtney B. Vance, and Cuba Gooding Jr. in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) Photo by Michael Becker - © Copyright 2015, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Nicole Brown Simpson's REAL 911 calls were aired on "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016). Image: STF/AFP/Getty Images

Motorists wave as police cars pursue the Ford Bronco (white, R) driven by Al Cowlings, carrying fugitive murder suspect O.J. Simpson, on a 90-minute slow-speed car chase June 17, 1994 on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. Photo Credit: Mike Nelson/AFP/Getty Images

(11 Feb 1997) English/Nat President Clinton has weighed in on the O-J Simpson verdict, saying he respects the jury's decision and that it's time for Americans to put the subject behind them. Simpson was found responsible for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend in a civil case, even after the former football star had been acquitted in a criminal trial. Speaking at a meeting with congressional leaders in Washington on Tuesday, Clinton vowed to spend his second presidential term trying to bridge the divide between the races. It was a meeting to showcase the White House and Congress coming together on bipartisan issues. But one of the first questions put to the president was how he felt about the way blacks and whites were divided over the verdict in the O-J Simpson case. SOUNDBITE: (English) "The only people who heard all the evidence were the people who sat in the jury box, in both cases. And civil trials and criminal trials are very different, in different ways. I have nothing to add to that - I respect the jury verdict. And in terms of the white - Americans see the world differently, generally, based on their race, that troubles me." SUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President Clinton has been a frequent advocate of racial unity, believing colour should not make a difference in the United States - a country based on a multi-cultural society. And the President called for dialogue between blacks and whites in order to increase mutual understanding of each other. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I think the only answer to that is for us to spend more time listening to each other and try to put ourselves in each others shoes and understand why we see the world in different ways and keep trying to overcome that. I would say that even though it's disturbing, we have succeeded so far in managing the world's most multi-ethnic diverse democracy, better than a lot of countries that are smaller than we are with fewer differences." SUPER CAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President The controversial trial had served to highlight the racial tensions that still exist in the U-S. On Tuesday, Clinton said he would make the issue a priority during his second term in office. Photo Credit: Youtube

Following the controversial decision in the O.J. Simpson trial, Walters sat down with Simpson's friend, Robert Kardashian Photo Credit: YouTube/ ABC

The People v. O. J. Simpson received critical acclaim for its directing, writing, and casting (particularly Paulson, Vance and Brown). Among its awards, the season won eight Emmy Awards at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, and four Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Paulson won six awards, including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards for her portrayal of Marcia Clark.

Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) © Copyright 2016, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Courtney B. Vance in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) © Copyright 2016, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

Sterling K. Brown in "The People v. O. J. Simpson- American Crime Story" (2016) © Copyright 2016, FX Networks. All rights reserved.

"68th Primetime Emmy Awards" - Outstanding Limited SeriesProducer Ryan Murphy (C) and fellow cast and crew of 'The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story,' winner of the Oustanding Limited Series award, speak onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage

Actor Sterling K. Brown accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie award for 'The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story' onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage

Actress Sarah Paulson accepts Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story' onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Actor Courtney B. Vance accepts the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie award for 'The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story' onstage during the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage

The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2015 until May 31, 2016, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast in the U.S. by ABC. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. It was preceded by the 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which took place over two nights, September 10 and 11, at the Microsoft Theater. The nominations were announced by Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham on July 14, 2016. The crime anthology limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story was the most nominated program at the ceremony with 13, and 22 overall, although Game of Thrones received the most overall nominations that year with 23 as the most nominated drama series. With five awards, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story won the most awards of the night, while the fantasy drama series Game of Thrones won three, including Outstanding Drama Series and surpassed Frasier (37) as the fictional television program with the most Primetime Emmy Awards with 38 wins in six seasons. Game of Thrones' win was also the second time a sixth season of any show had won the Outstanding Drama Series award after fellow HBO show, The Sopranos' Sixth season had won it in 2007. Additionally, the political satire series Veep won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time in a row, while its producer and lead star Julia Louis-Dreyfus established a new record of wins for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series; it was her fifth consecutive win for the series, sixth overall in the category and her seventh overall win as an actor. For the first time, none of the nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series were from the four major American broadcasting TV networks. In addition, Ben Mendelsohn became the first actor to win Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for a series from a streaming service network; he won for Bloodline from Netflix. This is the first and, as of 2020, the only ceremony where no network received more than one nomination in the Drama Series category. That feat occurred for the first in the Comedy Series category in 2023.

The 74th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2016, was broadcast live on January 8, 2017 from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST by NBC. The ceremony was produced by Dick Clark Productions in association with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Talk-show host Jimmy Fallon was announced as the host of the ceremony on August 2, 2016. Meryl Streep was announced as the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award honoree on November 3, 2016.The nominations were announced on December 12, 2016, by Don Cheadle, Laura Dern and Anna Kendrick. La La Land won all seven awards for which it had been nominated, becoming the most successful film in Golden Globe Awards history. including Best Director and Best Screenplay for Damien Chazelle, and Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The only other film to win more than one award was Elle, which won both the awards for which it had been nominated. Atlanta, The Crown, The Night Manager, and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story were among the television shows that received multiple awards.

Executive Producer Nina Jacobson accepts the award for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for ""The People v. O.J. Simpson": American Crime Story" during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Actress Sarah Paulson, winner of Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,' poses in the press room during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

The 22nd Critics' Choice Awards were presented on December 11, 2016 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2016. The ceremony was broadcast on A&E and T.J. Miller returned to host for the second consecutive time. The television nominations were announced on November 14, 2016 while the film nominations were announced on December 1, 2016. HBO led the nominations for television with 22, followed by ABC and Netflix with 12 each. The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story won four awards, becoming the biggest TV winner of the night, followed by Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Saturday Night Live and Westworld with two wins each. This year's ceremony date was moved to December from its usual January slot. The move came in hopes to get ahead of the 74th Golden Globe Awards on NBC. However, the following ceremony returned back to its traditional January date in 2018. Viola Davis received the first-ever #SeeHer Award, an honor that recognizes her work furthering the portrayal of three-dimensional women onscreen in 2016.The award is presented by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with A&E Networks.

Actress Sarah Paulson accepts the Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series award for 'The People vs. O.J. Simpson' onstage during The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on December 11, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for The Critics' Choice Awards

Actor Courtney B. Vance accepts the Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series for 'The People vs. O.J. Simpson' onstage during The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on December 11, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for The Critics' Choice Awards

Actor Sarah Paulson, winner of the Outstanding Female Actor in a Televison Movie or Limited Series award for 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,' speaks onstage during The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 26592_009 Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TNT

Actor Sarah Paulson accepts Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story' onstage during The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 26592_014 Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Actor Sarah Paulson, winner of the Outstanding Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series award for 'The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,' poses in the press room during the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Expo Hall on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage

Lead prosecutor Marcia Clark addresses Judge Lance Ito concerning the Fuhrman tapes and possible testimony by Ito's wife LAPD Captain Margaret York 16 Aug during the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Fuhrman allegedly makes disparaging remarks about Ito's wife on his taped interviews where he also using racial epitaphas against African-Americans. AFP PHOTO Photo credit: POO/AFP via Getty Images

The People v. O. J. Simpson is the Featured Television Blog of the Month for November! With the Featured Blog comes a detailed critique of the limited anthology series from FX. There is also a detailed recommendation of the series that includes a synopsis comparison of the iconic characters portrayed. There is also a detailed review of the Jeffrey Toobin book, The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson from 1997 that examines the murder trial of O.J. Simpson. For the interview, Nightline sits down with Cuba Gooding Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Courtney B. Vance, and Sarah Paulson to discuss portraying the iconic characters in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. There is also a Top Ten List at the end of the hunt, and for The People v. O. J. Simpson, the list is My Top Ten Anthology Series. Last but not least, the Featured Television Blog of the Month includes an Official Trailer for the featured series!