FX’s release of “Impeachment: American Crime Story” will no longer coincide with the 2020 election.
Citing executive producer Ryan Murphy’s busy schedule, FX Networks and FX Productions Chairman John Landgraf said the original release date of September 27, 2020 is no longer “reasonable.” He also unveiled his annual tally of the total number of original scripted shows, with 2019 ending up as the highest volume of scripted programming ever.“We’re making 10 episodes.
Ryan, who is objectively the busiest man in show business, is not available to start production until March 21,” Landgraf said during his executive session at FX’s TCA presentation.
“I don’t think [a September release date is] reasonable, given that we don’t plan to wrap until October.”FX faced backlash for its original release date, as some were worried that a show about President Bill Clinton’s impeachment proceedings during another presidential election could affect the current race.
But Landgraf said those
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