Tag: American Crime Story
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‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ to Cover Clinton Sex Scandal; Beanie Feldstein to Play Monica Lewinsky
FX’s anthology series American Crime Story is, hands-down, one of the best shows on television, so I’ve learned to trust the producers when they settle on a piece of material. The first season chronicled the controversial O.J. Simpson trial, while the second season focused on the thrilling manhunt of Gianni Versace’s murderer, Andrew Cunanan. The…
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There Are Four ‘American Crime Story’ Seasons in Development, Along With More ‘American Horror Story’ [TCA 2019]
American Crime Story and American Horror Story are two of FX’s hottest shows, both from creator Ryan Murphy. Murphy has signed a deal with Netflix so he won’t be producing any new series for FX, but FX is keeping their current Murphy series going. During an executive panel for the Television Critics Association, FX CEO…
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‘The Crown’, ‘The Looming Tower’ among WGA TV nominees
Winners to be announced on February 17 at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York.The Crown, Succession, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and The Looming Tower are among television series nominated for the 2019 Writers Guild Awards.The list of nominees announced by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West and East branches…
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Emmys: ‘USS Callister’ and ‘Versace’ Aim For TV Movie and Limited Series Gold — Screen Talk Emmy Edition
“Black Mirror” dominated the TV movie categories last year with “San Junipero,” and is looking to do the same this year with the Star Trek-inspired “USS Callister.” And two years ago, the “American Crime Story” premiere season, “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” took the major limited series categories — and now the follow-up, “The Assassination…
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Monica Lewinsky Season of ‘American Crime Story’ No Longer Happening
The future of American Crime Story is uncertain, especially after executive producer Ryan Murphy scored a big Netflix deal earlier this year. At one point, there were plans for an American Crime Story season devoted to the Monica Lewinsky/Bill Clinton scandal – but it looks like that’s no longer happening. Ryan Murphy confirms that Lewinsky…
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Ryan Murphy Thinks It’s “Gross” To Cover Lewinsky/Clinton Scandal For ‘American Crime Story’
Ryan Murphy has definitely found his niche in anthology programming. The creator of “American Horror Story” and “Feud” is also the mastermind behind FX’s “American Crime Story,” which quickly gained critical-acclaim and tons of awards for its first season documenting the Oj Simpson trial. With the second season, covering the killing of fashion designer Versace,…
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Ryan Murphy Scraps Monica Lewinsky-Focused Season of ‘American Crime Story’
Of all the American Crime Story ideas for Ryan Murphy to scrap, the story of Monica Lewinsky is the most surprising one. (I am still really, really scared by the Katrina season, which was supposed to come out before Versace … it just doesn’t seem like the right material for the tone of this particular…
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‘American Crime Story’ Review: ‘Creator/Destroyer’ Shows Us Andrew’s Origin Story
This week’s American Crime Story review takes a look at the latest episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace, “Creator/Destroyer.” Spoilers follow. 1957 The opening of the penultimate episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace takes us further back in time than we’ve ever been in the series. It’s 1957, and a very young Gianni…
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The TV Shows Leaving Netflix at the End of March, and the Best Episodes of Each
It’s the Ides of March, and already Netflix has come to bury Caesar. That is to say, the streaming service has already made headway in phasing out some of its best acquired TV shows before even reaching the halfway point in the month: On March 14, seven seasons of Fxx’s animated comedy “Archer” left Netflix.“Archer”…