FX Gives Series Order To American Horror Story Companion Series

FX has given a straight to series order to American Crime Story, a companion series to Ryan Murphy's widely popular horror series American Horror Story.

The new show will follow what made its predecessor great but applied to some of the biggest and best-known real crimes in history. The 10-episode season is titled American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson, and is based on Jeffrey Toobin's book The Run of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson.

This first season will tell the story of the O.J. Simpson trial from the lawyers perspective, and will explore “the chaotic behind-the-scenes dealings and maneuvering on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution confidence, defense wiliness, and the LAPD’s history with the city’s black community gave a journey what it needed: reasonable doubt.”

Murphy will direct at least the first couple of episodes, which will be written by The People Vs. Larry Flynt scribes, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.

American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson is set to start production early next year in Los Angeles.

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