American Crime Story Season 1

Synopsis

Season 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.

Main Cast

Sterling K. Brown

Christopher Darden

Age : 48 | Popularity : 26%

Kenneth Choi

Lance Ito

Age : 52 | Popularity : 16%

Christian Clemenson

Bill Hodgman

Age : 66 | Popularity : 6%

Cuba Gooding Jr.

O. J. Simpson

Age : 56 | Popularity : 16%

Bruce Greenwood

Gil Garcetti

Age : 67 | Popularity : 30%

Nathan Lane

F. Lee Bailey

Age : 68 | Popularity : 25%

Sarah Paulson

Marcia Clark

Age : 49 | Popularity : 31%

David Schwimmer

Robert Kardashian

Age : 57 | Popularity : 19%

Episodes

Episode 1

02 February 2016 - From the Ashes of Tragedy

Investigators visit the home of O.J. Simpson following the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Episode 2

09 February 2016 - The Run of His Life

O.J. Simpson goes missing in the white Bronco and Robert Shapiro and Robert Kardashian battle the fallout while the D.A.'s office and the LAPD go searching for O.J.

Episode 3

16 February 2016 - The Dream Team

Marcia reveals O.J. has been charged; Robert Shapiro seeks advice from F. Lee Bailey, creates a provocative strategy, and tries to convince O.J. to hire Johnnie Cochran.

Episode 4

23 February 2016 - 100% Not Guilty

As jury selection gets underway, the entrance of Johnnie Cochran adds an interesting energy to the case.

Episode 5

01 March 2016 - The Race Card

Christopher Darden and Johnnie Cochran face off in court. Chris has doubts about Mark Fuhrman as a witness. The jury visits the crime scene.

Episode 6

08 March 2016 - Marcia, Marcia, Marcia

As Marcia Clark juggles her home and work obligations, she starts to feel the public scrutiny of her appearance.

Episode 7

15 March 2016 - Conspiracy Theories

Some conspiracy theories concerning the case start to circulate. The prosecution talk about whether they should have O.J. Simpson try on the glove on in court.

Episode 8

22 March 2016 - A Jury in Jail

Months into the trial, cut off from their families, society and the media, the jurors grow stir crazy and start becoming unlikely targets for the prosecution and the defense. Meanwhile, the country is introduced to the science of DNA evidence.

Episode 9

29 March 2016 - 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.

Episode 10

05 April 2016 - The Verdict

In the season finale, the prosecution and defense make their closing statements; the jurors deliberate; and the verdict is given.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	John Travolta Alexis Martin Woodall Chip Vucelich
	Associate Producer	Todd Brown Linda Favila Anson Downes
	Co-Executive Producer	Anthony Hemingway
	Co-Producer	Joe Robert Cole
	Executive Producer	Scott Alexander Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk Nina Jacobson Brad Simpson Larry Karaszewski
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Hala Bahmet
	Hair Department Head	Chris Clark
Camera	Director of Photography	Nelson Cragg
Sound	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Doug Andham Joe Earle
	Original Music Composer	Mac Quayle
	Supervising Sound Editor	Gary Megregian
	Production Sound Mixer	John Bauman
Writing	Book	Jeffrey Toobin
Department	Role	Name

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