The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story is the first season of the FX true-crime anthology series, American Crime Story, succeeded by the following season The Assassination of Gianni Versace. Based on The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin, the series focuses on the trial of O. J. Simpson's murder upon Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Lyle Goldman.
The season has premiered on February 2, 2016, on the FX network and has ended with its final episode on April 5, 2016.
Synopsis[]
American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson is a look at the 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 confidence, defense wiliness, and the LAPD’s history with the city’s black community, gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Sterling K. Brown • Christopher Darden
- Kenneth Choi • Judge Lance Ito
- Christian Clemenson • Bill Hodgman
- Cuba Gooding Jr. • O. J. Simpson
- Bruce Greenwood • Gil Garcetti
- Nathan Lane • F. Lee Bailey
- Sarah Paulson • Marcia Clark
- David Schwimmer • Robert Kardashian
- John Travolta • Robert Shapiro
- Courtney B. Vance • Johnnie Cochran
Recurring[]
- Chris Bauer • Det. Tom Lange
- Selma Blair • Kris Jenner
- Jordana Brewster • Denise Brown
- Connie Britton • Faye Resnick
- Garrett M. Brown • Lou Brown
- Chris Conner • Jeffrey Toobin
- Bonita Friedericy • Patti Goldman
- Dale Godboldo • Carl E. Douglas
- Jessica Blair Herman • Kim Goldman
- Evan Handler • Alan Dershowitz
- Larry King • Himself
- Cheryl Ladd • Linell Shapiro
- Billy Magnussen • Kato Kaelin
- Rob Morrow • Barry Scheck
- Robert Morse • Dominick Dunne
- Michael McGrady • Det. Phillip Vannatter
- Angel Parker • Shawn Chapman
- Steven Pasquale • Det. Mark Fuhrman
- Leonard Roberts • Dennis Schatzman
- Keesha Sharp • Dale Cochran
- Joseph Siravo • Fred Goldman
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner • Al Cowlings
Episodes[]
| No. | Episode | Original air date | Prod. number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "From the Ashes of Tragedy" | February 2, 2016 | 1WAX01 |
| 2 | "The Run of His Life" | February 9, 2016 | 1WAX02 |
| 3 | "The Dream Team" | February 16, 2016 | 1WAX03 |
| 4 | "100% Not Guilty" | February 23, 2016 | 1WAX04 |
| 5 | "The Race Card" | March 1, 2016 | 1WAX05 |
| 6 | "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" | March 8, 2016 | 1WAX06 |
| 7 | "Conspiracy Theories" | March 15, 2016 | 1WAX07 |
| 8 | "A Jury in Jail" | March 22, 2016 | 1WAX08 |
| 9 | "Manna from Heaven" | March 29, 2016 | 1WAX09 |
| 10 | "The Verdict" | April 5, 2016 | 1WAX10 |
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Logo[]
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Titlecard[]
The introductory title-card of each episode does not actually use the promotional logo as its text. In difference, it keeps a uniform Norwester typeface, saying "THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON", a separating horizontal line, with "AMERICAN CRIME STORY" below.
This is shared a common attribute with the title-card of The Assassination of Gianni Versace, which also does not display the promotional logo.
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