American Crime Story

American Crime Story is an American anthology true crime television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are executive producers with Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. Similar to the fictional horror anthology series American Horror Story,[3] also from Murphy and Falchuk, each season is presented as a self-contained miniseries, following separate unrelated true events. Alexander and Karaszewski did not return after the first season, but they retained executive producer credit.[4] The series is broadcast on the cable television channel FX in the United States.

American Crime Story
Genre	True crime 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)
Developed by	Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (s. 1) Tom Rob Smith (s. 2)
Starring	Season 1 Sterling K. Brown Kenneth Choi Christian Clemenson Cuba Gooding Jr. Bruce Greenwood Nathan Lane Sarah Paulson David Schwimmer John Travolta Courtney B. Vance Season 2 Édgar Ramírez Darren Criss Ricky Martin Penélope Cruz
Composer	Mac Quayle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	19 (list of episodes)
Production
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
Producers	Chip Vucelich John Travolta Alexis Martin Woodall (s. 1) Eric Kovtun Lou Eyrich Eryn Krueger Mekash
Production locations	Los Angeles, California (Season 1) Miami, Florida (Season 2)
Cinematography	Nelson Cragg
Editors	Adam Penn C. Chi-Yoon Chung Stewart Schill
Running time	41–66 minutes
Production companies	Scott & Larry Productions Color Force Ryan Murphy Productions FXP Touchstone Television[lower-alpha 1]
Distributor	20th Television (Seasons 1-2) Disney–ABC Domestic Television (Season 3-present)
Budget	$66+ million (s. 1)[1][lower-alpha 2] $57+ million (s. 2)[2][lower-alpha 2]
Release
Original network	FX
Original release	February 2, 2016 – present
External links
Website

The first season, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson, presents the murder trial of O. J. Simpson, based on Jeffrey Toobin's book The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson. It premiered on February 2, 2016.[5][6][7] The second season, subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace, explores the murder of designer Gianni Versace by spree killer Andrew Cunanan, based on Maureen Orth's book Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History. The season premiered on January 17, 2018, and concluded on March 21, 2018.

Another season, based on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, was in development, but FX announced in February 2019 that production on the season had been scrapped.[8] The upcoming third season, subtitled Impeachment, is set to chronicle the impeachment of 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton for charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, based on another book written by Toobin entitled A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.[9]

Seasons

The People v. O. J. Simpson (2016)

Based on Jeffrey Toobin's The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the season explores the O.J. Simpson (Cuba Gooding Jr.) murder case as well as the combination of prosecution confidence, defense wiliness, and the Los Angeles Police Department's history with the city's African-American community that gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.[10][11]

The season also stars Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden, Kenneth Choi as Lance Ito, Christian Clemenson as Bill Hodgman, Bruce Greenwood as Gil Garcetti, Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey, Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, and Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran.

The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018)

Based on Maureen Orth's Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History, the season examines the July 1997 assassination of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace (Édgar Ramírez) by sociopathic spree killer Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss).[12][13]

The season also stars Ricky Martin as Antonio D'Amico and Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace.

Impeachment

The Clinton–Lewinsky scandal will serve as the basis for the third season of the series, Impeachment,[9] following the ensuing events during Clinton's presidency, based on Jeffrey Toobin's book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.[14][15]

The season will star Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky, Margo Martindale as Lucianne Goldberg,[16] and Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones. Originally slated to premiere in September 2020,[9] the network pushed back the air date due to Murphy's schedule[17] and later due to the ongoing COVID pandemic.[18] The network previously considered pushing back the air date due to the 2020 election.[19] On November 15, 2019, Clive Owen was announced to portray President Clinton along with Anthony Green set to portray Al Gore.[20] In January 2020, it was announced that Billy Eichner would play the role of journalist Matt Drudge[21] and Betty Gilpin would portray conservative media pundit Ann Coulter.[22]

Series overview

Season		Title	Episodes		Originally aired
					First aired	Last aired
	1	The People v. O. J. Simpson	10		February 2, 2016	April 5, 2016
	2	The Assassination of Gianni Versace	9		January 17, 2018	March 21, 2018

Episodes

Season 1: The People v. O. J. Simpson (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"From the Ashes of Tragedy"	Ryan Murphy	Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski	February 2, 2016	1WAX01	5.12[23]
2	2	"The Run of His Life"	Ryan Murphy	Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski	February 9, 2016	1WAX02	3.90[24]
3	3	"The Dream Team"	Anthony Hemingway	Daniel Vincent DeVincentis	February 16, 2016	1WAX03	3.34[25]
4	4	"100% Not Guilty"	Anthony Hemingway	Maya Forbes & Wallace Wolodarsky and Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski	February 23, 2016	1WAX04	3.00[26]
5	5	"The Race Card"	John Singleton	Joe Robert Cole	March 1, 2016	1WAX05	2.73[27]
6	6	"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"	Ryan Murphy	Daniel Vincent DeVincentis	March 8, 2016	1WAX06	3.00[28]
7	7	"Conspiracy Theories"	Anthony Hemingway	Daniel Vincent DeVincentis	March 15, 2016	1WAX07	2.89[29]
8	8	"A Jury in Jail"	Anthony Hemingway	Joe Robert Cole	March 22, 2016	1WAX08	2.91[30]
9	9	"Manna from Heaven"	Anthony Hemingway	Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski	March 29, 2016	1WAX09	2.76[31]
10	10	"The Verdict"	Ryan Murphy	Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski	April 5, 2016	1WAX10	3.27[32]

Season 2: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
11	1	"The Man Who Would Be Vogue"	Ryan Murphy	Tom Rob Smith	January 17, 2018[lower-alpha 3]	3WAX01	2.22[34]
12	2	"Manhunt"	Nelson Cragg	Tom Rob Smith	January 24, 2018	3WAX02	1.42[35]
13	3	"A Random Killing"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Tom Rob Smith	January 31, 2018	3WAX03	1.26[36]
14	4	"House by the Lake"	Daniel Minahan	Tom Rob Smith	February 7, 2018	3WAX04	0.98[37]
15	5	"Don't Ask Don't Tell"	Daniel Minahan	Tom Rob Smith	February 14, 2018	3WAX05	0.91[38]
16	6	"Descent"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Tom Rob Smith	February 28, 2018	3WAX07	1.10[39]
17	7	"Ascent"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Tom Rob Smith	March 7, 2018	3WAX06	0.92[40]
18	8	"Creator / Destroyer"	Matt Bomer	Tom Rob Smith and Maggie Cohn	March 14, 2018	3WAX08	1.00[41]
19	9	"Alone"	Daniel Minahan	Tom Rob Smith	March 21, 2018	3WAX09	1.20[42]

Production

The People v. O. J. Simpson

On October 7, 2014, it was announced that FX had ordered a ten-episode season of American Crime Story, developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and executive produced by Alexander and Karaszewski, as well as Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, who co-created such series as Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, Scream Queens, and Pose. Murphy also directed the pilot episode. Other executive producers are Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.[43] Co-executive producers are Anthony Hemingway and D. V. DeVincentis. All ten episodes were expected to be written by Alexander and Karaszewski.[10][44] The series was previously in development at Fox but since moved to the company's sibling cable network FX.[45]

Katrina

Based on Sheri Fink's book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, a season would take an unflinching look at the decisions doctors made at Memorial Medical Center.[46] In August 2017, it was announced that Sarah Paulson would star as Dr. Anna Pou, who was on duty at the hospital when Katrina struck.[47][48]

When first announced as the second season, Katrina was said to be using Douglas Brinkley's book The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast as the primary source material,[46][49] with Annette Bening cast as Kathleen Blanco, Matthew Broderick as Michael D. Brown, and Dennis Quaid as George W. Bush.[50] Cuba Gooding Jr.[48] and Courtney B. Vance[48] were set to return after their participation in the first season, but after the source material was changed, only Sarah Paulson was set to star as Anna Pou, with the other actors such as Bening, Broderick, and Quaid leaving the project. However, it was said the producers would try to find new characters for at least some of those actors already cast.[47]

The so-called Katrina season was originally planned to be the second season of the series, with The Assassination of Gianni Versace following as the third. However, in June 2017, it was announced that Katrina would not begin production until early 2018 and that Versace would air in early 2018, replacing Katrina as the show's second installment.[51] In early February 2019, John Landgraf acknowledged that the Katrina storyline was cancelled and won't be the subject of any season of the series either.[8]

The Assassination of Gianni Versace

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story was picked up on October 18, 2016, and was announced as the third season of the series, following the season about Katrina.[12] The announcement also revealed that English author Tom Rob Smith would be the writer of multiple episodes of the season, including the first two,[12] while executive producer Ryan Murphy would be directing the season premiere.[33] Following the airing of the first season's finale in April 2016, it was revealed that series creators Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski would not be returning for the second season.[52] However, in June 2017, it was announced that Katrina would not begin production until early 2018 and that Versace would air in early 2018, replacing Katrina as the show's second installment.[51]

Impeachment

In January 2017, it was announced that a fourth season was in development, to air after Katrina. It was to cover the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal and the ensuing events during Clinton's presidency, based on Jeffrey Toobin's book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President.[14][15] In February 2017, Ryan Murphy revealed that Sarah Paulson was to star in the season, but not as Hillary Clinton.[53] However, in April 2018, Murphy revealed that the season was scrapped and no longer in development.[54]

On August 6, 2019, it was announced that the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal season was back in development as the third season of the series and that it would be titled Impeachment. The season began production in October 2020, despite the original release date slated as September 27, 2020.[55] It was also revealed that Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, and Annaleigh Ashford would star as Linda Tripp, Monica Lewinsky, and Paula Jones, respectively, with Lewinsky herself signing on as a co-producer.[9] Later that month, it was announced that Hillary Clinton would appear as a character in the series, but that she would not have a significant role.[56]

On November 15, 2019, it was reported that Oscar-nominated actor Clive Owen will be playing the role of Bill Clinton along with Anthony Green set to portray Al Gore.[57]

Casting

For season 1, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sarah Paulson were the first to be cast as Simpson and Marcia Clark, respectively.[58] Subsequently, David Schwimmer was cast as Robert Kardashian.[59] In January 2015, it was reported that John Travolta had joined the cast as Robert Shapiro; he would also serve as producer.[60] In February 2015, Courtney B. Vance joined the series as Johnnie Cochran.[61] In March 2015, it was announced that Connie Britton would co-star as Faye Resnick.[62] April 2015 saw the casting of Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden,[63] Jordana Brewster as Denise Brown,[64] and Kenneth Choi as Judge Lance Ito.[65] In May 2015, it was confirmed Selma Blair would be portraying Kris Kardashian Jenner.[66] In July 2015, it was announced Nathan Lane had joined the cast as F. Lee Bailey.[67]

In February 2017, Annette Bening joined the cast of the ultimately unproduced Katrina as Kathleen Blanco,[68] while Matthew Broderick was cast as Michael D. Brown.[69] That same month, Édgar Ramírez and Darren Criss joined the cast of The Assassination of Gianni Versace as Gianni Versace and Andrew Cunanan, respectively.[70]

Initial reports announced that Lady Gaga would portray Donatella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace, but Murphy confirmed that they were false.[71][72] Penélope Cruz was later cast in the role.[73] In April 2017, it was announced that Ricky Martin had joined the cast of The Assassination of Gianni Versace as Antonio D'Amico, Versace's longtime partner.[74] On April 28, 2017, Annaleigh Ashford was seen filming on the set of The Assassination of Gianni Versace with Criss.[75] On June 21, 2017, it was announced that Ashford's role in the series would be as Elizabeth Cote, a friend of Cunanan's since high school.[76] On May 5, 2017, Murphy posted a photo on Instagram of Criss and Max Greenfield on the set of the season. On June 21, 2017, it was announced that Finn Wittrock would play Jeffrey Trail, Cunanan's first victim.

Filming

Principal photography for season one began on May 14, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.[64][77] According to set photos, principal photography of Versace began at the beginning of May 2017, in Miami, Florida.[78]

Promotion

In October 2015, FX released its first promotional trailer for The People v. O. J. Simpson, showing an Akita dog whining, walking from its residence onto a sidewalk to bark, then walking back to its residence, leaving behind bloody paw prints.[79] Later that month another teaser was released, wherein the first actual footage of Travolta as Shapiro was shown. In the teaser, Shapiro is about to ask Simpson (whose face is unseen) if he is responsible for the murder of Simpson's ex-wife. In the next short teaser that was released, Simpson (again unseen) is taking a lie detector test.

In November, two new teasers were released. The first shows Simpson writing his attempted suicide letter, while a voice-over by Gooding, Jr. narrates. The second shows the police chasing Simpson's white Ford Bronco, while dozens of fans cheer for him.[80]

The first full trailer was released in December, along with a poster for the season. The trailer included Simpson sitting in the childhood bedroom of Kim Kardashian and contemplating suicide while Robert Kardashian tries to stop him.[81]

In September 2017, FX released the first promotional teaser for The Assassination of Gianni Versace, showing doves sitting outside Versace's former mansion and flying away when two gunshots ring out.[82] A second teaser was released that same month, depicting Versace's sister Donatella placing flowers on a casket.[83]

Broadcast

The series first premiered worldwide in Canada on FX on February 2, 2016.[84] In the Philippines, the series premiered on February 3, 2016, on CT.[85] In India, the series premiered on STAR World Premiere HD on February 8, 2016. The first series premiered in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2016.[86] The second series began on February 28, 2018, on BBC Two. In Israel, the series premiered on February 22, 2016. In Australia, the series' first season was promoted as a "miniseries" under the title The People vs OJ Simpson and premiered on Network Ten on March 6, 2016, before concluding on May 8, 2016.[87] The series currently airs at 10:15 p.m. on Thursdays on RTÉ One in Ireland.[88]

The first season was made available on Netflix in all countries except Canada and German-speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in February 2017. All future seasons will be made available on Netflix following their respective broadcast windows.[89]

Reception

Critical response

Critical response of American Crime Story

Season	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
The People v. O. J. Simpson	97% (74 reviews)[90]	90 (45 reviews)[91]
The Assassination of Gianni Versace	89% (61 reviews)[92]	74 (34 reviews)[93]

The first season of American Crime Story has received critical acclaim. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the season an approval rating of 97%, based on 74 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story brings top-shelf writing, directing, and acting to bear on a still-topical story while shedding further light on the facts – and provoking passionate responses along the way."[90] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 90 out of 100, based on 45 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[91]

The second season of American Crime Story received positive reviews. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the season an approval rating of 89%, based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 7.09/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Assassination of Versace starts with a bang and unfurls slowly, moving backward through an intricate (and occasionally convoluted) murder mystery anchored by a career-defining performance from Darren Criss."[92] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 74 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[93]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2015	5th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Most Exciting New Series	American Crime Story	Won	[94]
2016	7th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Movie/Miniseries	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Won
		Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries	Cuba Gooding Jr.	Nominated
			Courtney B. Vance	Won
		Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries	Sarah Paulson	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	Sterling K. Brown	Won
			John Travolta	Nominated
	BET Awards 2016	Best Actor	Courtney B. Vance	Nominated	[95]
	74th Golden Globe Awards	Best Miniseries or Television Film	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Won
		Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Courtney B. Vance	Nominated
		Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Sarah Paulson	Won
		Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Sterling K. Brown	Nominated
			John Travolta	Nominated
	68th Primetime Emmy Awards (68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards)	Outstanding Limited Series	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Won	[96]
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Courtney B. Vance	Won
			Cuba Gooding Jr.	Nominated
		Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Sarah Paulson	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Sterling K. Brown	Won
			David Schwimmer	Nominated
			John Travolta	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special	Ryan Murphy (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")	Nominated
			John Singleton (for "The Race Card")	Nominated
			Anthony Hemingway (for "Manna from Heaven")	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special	Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")	Nominated
			Joe Robert Cole (for "The Race Card")	Nominated
			D. V. DeVincentis (for "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia")	Won
		Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special	Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Courtney Bright, and Nicole Daniels	Won
		Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie	Nelson Cragg (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")	Nominated
		Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie	Hala Bahmet, Marina Ray, and Elinor Bardach (for "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia")	Nominated
		Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie	Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Shay Sanford-Fong, and Katrina Chevalier	Won
		Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)	Eryn Krueger Mekash, Zoe Hay, Heather Plott, Deborah Huss Humphries, Luis Garcia, and Becky Cotton	Nominated
		Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie	Adam Penn (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")	Nominated
			C. Chi-Yoon Chung (for "The Race Card")	Won
			Stewart Schill (for "The Verdict")	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie	Doug Andham, Joe Earle, and John Bauman (for "From the Ashes of Tragedy")	Won
	32nd TCA Awards	Program of the Year	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Won	[97]
		Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials		Won
		Individual Achievement in Drama	Sarah Paulson	Won
			Courtney B. Vance	Nominated
2018	2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Performance in a Show	Darren Criss	Nominated	[98]
	70th Primetime Emmy Awards (70th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards)	Outstanding Limited Series	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story	Won
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Darren Criss	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Ricky Martin	Nominated
			Édgar Ramírez	Nominated
			Finn Wittrock	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
			Judith Light	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special	Ryan Murphy for "The Man Who Would Be Vogue"	Won
		Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special	Tom Rob Smith for "House by the Lake"	Nominated
2019	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Darren Criss	Won	[99]
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Limited Series	The Assassination of Gianni Versace	Won	[100]
		Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series	Darren Criss	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited Series	Finn Wittrock	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
			Judith Light	Nominated
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Adapted	Maggie Cohn and Tom Rob Smith	Won	[101]
	Satellite Awards	Best Miniseries	The Assassination of Gianni Versace	Won	[102]
		Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film	Darren Criss	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film	Édgar Ramírez	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
		Best Ensemble: Television	The Assassination of Gianni Versace	Won
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Miniseries or Television Film	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story	Won	[103]
		Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Darren Criss	Won
		Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Édgar Ramírez	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Penélope Cruz	Nominated
	Producers Guild of America Awards	David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television	Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tom Rob Smith, Daniel Minahan, Brad Falchuk, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Chip Vucelich, Maggie Cohn, Eric Kovtun, Lou Eyrich, and Eryn Krueger Mekash	Won	[104][105]

Notes

1. Known as Fox 21 Television Studios until 2020
2. This amount represents the total qualified expenditures for the California Film & Television Tax Credit and excludes other non-qualifying costs.
3. This episode was available five days before the official premiere for FX+ subscribers.[33]

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External links

• Official website
• American Crime Story at IMDb
• American Crime Story at Rotten Tomatoes