WikiVidi.com
American Crime Story
American Crime Story is an American true crime anthology television series developed
by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are executive producers with Brad Falchuk,
Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson.
It premiered on the cable network FX in the United States on February 2, 2016. Similar
to American Horror Story, also from Murphy and Falchuk,
each season is presented as a self-contained miniseries, following separate unrelated true events.
Season 1, 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.
Season 2 is in development, exploring the murder of designer Gianni Versace
by serial killer Andrew Cunanan, based on Maureen Orth's book Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan,
Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History. Series creators Alexander
and Karaszewski will not be returning for the second season. A third
and fourth season are also in development.
The third season will focus on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
using Douglas Brinkley's book The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans,
and the Mississippi Gulf Coast as the primary source material.
The fourth season will cover the Monica Lewinsky-Bill Clinton sex scandal and the ensuing events
during Clinton's presidency,
based on Toobin's book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down
a President. Katrina was originally planned to be the second season of the series,
with 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 official second installment.
Development
On October 7, 2014,
it was announced that FX had ordered a 10-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, and Scream Queens. Murphy also directed the pilot episode.
Other executive producers are Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.
Co-executive producers are Anthony Hemingway and D. V. DeVincentis. All 10 episodes were expected
to be written by Alexander and Karaszewski. The series was previously in development at Fox, but
since moved to the company's sibling cable network FX.
Casting
For Season 1, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sarah Paulson were the first to be cast as Simpson
and Marcia Clark, respectively. Subsequently, David Schwimmer was cast as Robert Kardashian.
In January 2015, it was reported that John Travolta had joined the cast as Robert Shapiro;
he would also serve as producer. In February 2015, Courtney B.
Vance joined the series as Johnnie Cochran. In March 2015,
it was announced that Connie Britton would co-star as Faye Resnick.
April 2015 saw the casting of Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden,
Jordana Brewster as Denise Brown, and Kenneth Choi as Judge Lance Ito. In May 2015,
it was confirmed Selma Blair would be portraying Kris Kardashian Jenner. In July 2015,
it was announced Nathan Lane had joined the cast as F. Lee Bailey. In February 2017,
Annette Bening joined the cast of Katrina as Kathleen Blanco,
while Matthew Broderick was cast as Michael D. Brown. That same month, Édgar Ramírez
and Darren Criss joined the cast of The Assassination of Gianna Versace as Gianni Versace
and Andrew Cunanan, respectively.
Murphy confirmed the reports announcing Lady Gaga would portray Donatella Versace in The
Assassination of Gianna Versace were false; Penélope Cruz was later cast in the role.
In April 2017,
it was announced that Ricky Martin was joining the cast of The Assassination of Gianna Versace as
Antonio D'Amico, Versace’s longtime partner. On April 28, 2017,
Annaleigh Ashford was seen filming on the set of The Assassination of Gianna Versace with Criss.
On June 21, 2017,
it was announced through EW that Ashford's role in the series would be as Elizabeth Cote,
a friend of Cunanan's since high school.On May 5, 2017, Murphy posted a photo on Instagram of Criss
and Max Greenfield on the set of the season; he will play Versace's brother, Santo Versace.
During the same month, Dennis Quaid announced his involvement in 'Katrina,
where he will play President George W. Bush. On June 21, 2017,
it was announced that Finn Wittrock will star in The Assassination of Gianna Versace,
playing Jeffrey Trail, Cunanan's first victim.
Filming
Principal photography for Season 1 began on May 14, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. According
to a lot of set photos, principal photography of then season 3, now being considered season 2,
began at the beginning of May, 2017, in Miami, Florida.
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. 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 if he is responsible for the murder of Simpson's ex-wife.
In the next short teaser that was released, Simpson 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. The first full trailer was released in December, along with a poster for the season.
The trailer included a suicide attempt on the part of Simpson,
in the childhood bedroom of Kim Kardashian, while Robert Kardashian tries to stop him.
Thank you
WikiVidi.com
Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE below.
Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE below.
