Scripted series · FX
American Crime Story
You don’t know the whole story.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Sterling K. Brown
Christopher Darden
10 eps
Edgar Ramírez
Gianni Versace
9 eps
Kenneth Choi
Lance Ito
10 eps
Darren Criss
Andrew Cunanan
9 eps
Beanie Feldstein
Monica Lewinsky
10 eps
Ricky Martin
Antonio D'Amico
9 eps
Christian Clemenson
Bill Hodgman
10 eps
Sarah Paulson
Linda Tripp
20 eps
Cuba Gooding Jr.
O. J. Simpson
10 eps
Penélope Cruz
Donatella Versace
9 eps
Margo Martindale
Lucianne Goldberg
10 eps
Bruce Greenwood
Gil Garcetti
10 eps
Edie Falco
Hillary Clinton
10 eps
Nathan Lane
F. Lee Bailey
10 eps
Clive Owen
Bill Clinton
10 eps
David Schwimmer
Robert Kardashian
10 eps
John Travolta
Robert Shapiro
10 eps
Courtney B. Vance
Johnnie Cochran
10 eps
Annaleigh Ashford
Paula Jones
14 eps
Chris Bauer
Det. Tom Lange
5 eps
Michael McGrady
Det. Phillip Van Atter
5 eps
Christopher Boyer
Santa Claus
5 eps
Cocoa Brown
Queen Bee
5 eps
Diana Daves
Golden Girl
5 eps
Virginia Louise Smith
Francine Florio-Bunten
5 eps
Cassius M. Willis
Michael Knox
5 eps
Chuck Ashworth
Bailiff
5 eps
Steven Pasquale
Det. Mark Fuhrman
5 eps
Ariel D. King
Arnelle Simpson
9 eps
Chris Conner
Jeffrey Toobin
6 eps
Jordana Brewster
Denise Brown
5 eps
Garrett M. Brown
Lou Brown
5 eps
Leonard Roberts
Dennis Schatzman
7 eps
Keesha Sharp
Dale Cochran
6 eps
Dale Godboldo
Carl E. Douglas
9 eps
Angel Parker
Shawn Chapman
8 eps
Rob Morrow
Barry Scheck
6 eps
Jessica Blair Herman
Kim Goldman
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How American Crime Story actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
American Crime Story reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 29 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20161 episode
Season 1 · Complete
The People v. O.J. Simpson
201610 episodes
8.0IMDbSeason one takes you inside the O.J. Simpson trial with a riveting look at the legal teams battling to convict or acquit the football legend of double homicide. Based on the book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin, 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.
Best episode · S01E09 Manna from Heaven
Season 2 · Complete
The Assassination of Gianni Versace
20189 episodes
7.7IMDbSeason two examines the 1997 murder of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace outside of his Miami Beach mansion by serial killer Andrew Cunanan, interweaving storylines involving the lead-up to the murder and the criminal investigation that includes a nationwide manhunt for Cunanan.
Best episode · S02E09 Alone
Season 3 · Complete
Impeachment
202110 episodes
7.9IMDbSeason three tackles the Bill Clinton impeachment scandal and unravels the national crisis that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century.
Best episode · S03E07 The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Manna from Heaven
Johnnie Cochran and F. Lee Bailey head across the country to get their hands on the Mark Fuhrman tapes. Judge Ito must decide whether the tapes, and the racial epithets they contain, are admissible.
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway
- Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
S03E07
The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky
The world learns about the affair and Monica Lewinsky becomes the most famous woman in America.
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Flora Birnbaum, Sarah Burgess
S01E06
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
As Marcia Clark juggles her home and work obligations, she starts to feel the public scrutiny of her appearance.
- Directed by Ryan Murphy
- Written by D.V. DeVincentis
S02E08
Creator/Destroyer
A young Andrew Cunanan struggles with his oppressive father as a young Gianni Versace becomes a designer.
- Directed by Matt Bomer
- Written by Maggie Cohn, Tom Rob Smith
S02E09
Alone
The hunt for spree-killer Andrew Cunanan comes to a frantic end.
- Directed by Daniel Minahan
- Written by Tom Rob Smith
S01E10
The Verdict
In the season finale, the prosecution and defense make their closing statements; the jurors deliberate; and the verdict is given.
- Directed by Ryan Murphy
- Written by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
The Wilderness
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Sarah Burgess
S03E09
The Grand Jury
- Directed by Rachel Morrison
- Written by Sarah Burgess
S03E08
Stand by Your Man
- Directed by Rachel Morrison
- Written by Flora Birnbaum
S03E07
The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky
- Directed by Michael Uppendahl
- Written by Flora Birnbaum, Sarah Burgess
S03E05
Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
- Written by Halley Feiffer
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Scott Alexander
Showrunner
Larry Karaszewski
Creator
Tom Rob Smith
Creator
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Sarah Burgess
Creator
D.V. DeVincentis
Executive producer
Alexis Martin Woodall
Executive producer
Brad Falchuk
Executive producer
Sarah Paulson
Executive producer
Daniel Minahan
Executive producer
Brad Simpson
Executive producer
Michael Uppendahl
Executive producer
Nina Jacobson
Executive producer
Ryan Murphy
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Eric Kovtun
Executive producer
Joe Robert Cole
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Flora Birnbaum
Writer
Halley Feiffer
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Maggie Cohn
Writer
Wallace Wolodarsky
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Daniel Pearle
Writer
Maya Forbes
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- D.V. DeVincentisExecutive Producer
- Henrietta ConradProducer
- Alexis Martin WoodallExecutive Producer
- Alexis Martin WoodallProducer
- Brad FalchukExecutive Producer
- Sarah PaulsonExecutive Producer
Writing
- D.V. DeVincentisWriter
- Joe Robert ColeWriter
- Flora BirnbaumWriter
- Scott AlexanderWriter
- Larry KaraszewskiWriter
- Halley FeifferWriter
Direction
- John SingletonDirector
- Rachel MorrisonDirector
- Daniel MinahanDirector
- Gwyneth Horder-PaytonDirector
- Michael UppendahlDirector
- Ryan MurphyDirector
Cinematography
- Simon DennisDirector of Photography
- Blake McClureDirector of Photography
- Nelson CraggDirector of Photography
Music
- Mac QuayleOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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