FX has given a 10-episode order to American Crime Story, a true-crime anthology series from producer Ryan Murphy in the style of his American Horror Story franchise. The first season, American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, will tell the story of the O.J. Simpson murder trial that dominated headlines in the mid-1990s.
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will write the first two hours of the new series, which will be based on the book The Run of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin. Murphy will direct and executive produce with American Horror Story co-creator Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexander, Karaszewski and Dante Di Loreto.
The new series will be produced by FX Productions and Fox 21.
Latest Videos FromBroadcasting+Cable
Freakshow, the new season of American Horror Story, is set to premiere Wednesday night. Last season’s installment, Coven, took home two Primetime Emmy Awards in August in the miniseries-or-movie class, for actress Jessica Lange and supporting actress Kathy Bates.
