American Crime Story

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) A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President by Jeffrey Toobin (s. 3)
Developed by	Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (s. 1) Tom Rob Smith (s. 2) Sarah Burgess (s. 3)
Starring	See List of American Crime Story cast members
Composer	Mac Quayle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	29 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
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 Sarah Paulson Sarah Burgess
Producers	Chip Vucelich John Travolta (s.1) Alexis Martin Woodall (s.1) Eric Kovtun Lou Eyrich Eryn Krueger Mekash Beanie Feldstein (s. 3) Monica Lewinsky (s. 3)
Production locations	Los Angeles, California (Season 1, 3) Miami, Florida (Season 2)
Cinematography	Nelson Cragg
Editors	Adam Penn C. Chi-Yoon Chung Stewart Schill
Running time	42–74 minutes
Production companies	Scott & Larry Productions (season 1) Color Force Ryan Murphy Television[a] FXP 20th Television[b]
Original release
Network	FX
Release	February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02) – present (present)
Related
American Story
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American Crime Story is an American true crime anthology television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. The series is the second installment in the American Story media franchise, following American Horror Story.^[1] Each season is presented as a self-contained miniseries and is independent of the events in other seasons. Alexander and Karaszewski did not return after the first season, but retain executive-producer credits.^[2] In the United States, the series is broadcast on FX. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season. The fourth season will premiere in 2024.

The first season, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson, chronicled the murder trial of O. J. Simpson, and was based on the book The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin. It premiered on February 2, 2016.^[3][4][5] The second season, subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace, chronicled the murder of designer Gianni Versace by spree-killer Andrew Cunanan, and based on the book Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth. It premiered on January 17, 2018, and concluded on March 21, 2018. The third season, subtitled Impeachment, chronicles the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal, and is based on the book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President, also by Toobin. It premiered on September 7, 2021.^[6]

A season based on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina had been in development, but in February 2019 FX announced that the idea had been abandoned.^[7] A potential fourth season, tentatively titled Studio 54, which would focus on the rise and fall of Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, is in development.^[8]

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