FX to launch Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Crime Story’ anthology with O.J. Simpson murder case

By The Associated Press
January 08 2025 09:55 PM

CP30195830 — FILE - In this Oct. 3, 1995 file photo, O.J. Simpson, center, clenches his fists in victory after the jury said he was not guilty in the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in a Los Angeles courtroom as attorneys F. Lee Bailey, left, and Robert Shapiro, right, look on. FX is joining with "American Horror Story" producer Ryan Murphy on a true-crime anthology miniseries. The new miniseries, "American Crime Story," will focus each season on a different crime that captured the public\'s imagination, FX said Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. The 1994 murder of Simpson\'s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman, and Simpson\'s arrest and trial led to a prolonged media frenzy. The former NFL hall of famer and former TV and movie star was acquitted in the case but is in prison for a hotel robbery. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Daily News, Myung Chun, Pool)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The FX network is joining with “American Horror Story” producer Ryan Murphy on a true-crime anthology miniseries. First up: the O.J. Simpson murder case.

Each season of the miniseries, “American Crime Story,” will focus on a different crime that captured the public’s imagination, FX said Tuesday.

The 1994 killing of Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman, and Simpson’s arrest and trial led to a prolonged media frenzy. The NFL Hall of Famer and former TV and movie star was acquitted in the case but is in prison for a robbery.

FX did not announce the casting or air date for season one of “American Crime Story,” based on a book by lawyer and TV legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. The fourth season of “American Horror Story” begins Wednesday.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Report a Typo

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.