Full Trailer for AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON
FX has released the first full trailer for their upcoming new series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. The series comes from American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy, who directed the first episode of the anthology crime series.
I’m intrigued by true crime stories like this, and I’m really curious to see how this series plays out. I was a teenager when all the O.J. Simpson stuff was going down, and I remember how crazy the media and just regular people were over it. That’s all anyone really seemed to care about at the time.
I’m looking forward to the series, and this trailer reintroduces us to several of the main players in the story. I’ve gotta say… John Travolta looks creepy as hell as Robert Shapiro.
American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, the first installment of the new limited series from prolific producer Ryan Murphy, will debut on FX in early 2016 with an all-star cast portraying the key figures in the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial. The cast includes Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson, John Travolta as defense attorney Robert Shapiro, David Schwimmer as defense attorney Robert Kardashian, Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark, Courtney B. Vance as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran, and Bruce Greenwood as Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti.
Based on the book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin, the limited series is a look at the O.J. Simpson trial told from the perspective of the lawyers. It explores the chaotic behind-the-scenes dealings and maneuvering on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness, and the LAPD’s history with the city’s African-American community gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.
The limited series is set to air in February 2016.