American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson is 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.
cast
Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson
David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian
Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark
Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran
John Travolta as Robert Shapiro
Angel Parker as Shawn Chapman
Billy Magnussen as Kato Kaelin
Bruce Greenwood as Gil Garcetti
Cheryl Ladd as Linell Shapiro
Connie Britton as Faye Resnick
Evan Handler as Alan Dershowitz
Jake Koeppl as Ron Goldman
Jordana Brewster as Denise Brown
Joseph Siravo as Fred Goldman
Keesha Sharp as Dale Cochran
Kenneth Choi as Lance Ito
Leonard Roberts as Dennis Schatzman
Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Al “A.C.” Cowlings
Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey
Rob Morrow as Barry Scheck
Selma Blair as Kris Jenner
Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden
Steven Pasquale as Mark Fuhrman
Tye White as Jason Simpson
other cast info
Gbenga Akinnagbe as Dennis Schatzman (Originally Cast)
key behind the scenes crew
Brad Falchuk as Executive Producer
Brad Simpson as Executive Producer
Dante Di Loreto as Executive Producer
Jeffrey Toobin as Original Author
Larry Karaszewski as Creator/Executive Producer
Nina Jacobson as Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy as Executive Producer/Director of pilot
Scott Alexander as CRTR/Executive Producer
show type
Period legal drama, True Story
broadcast from
2 February 2016
1 Season with 10 Episodes in total
network and production companies
FX – Fox 21 – FX Productions – Ryan Murphy Productions
country
USA
