Clearly we're here for the incomparable Connie Britton - and her beautiful mane (AKA the real star of this miniseries). Starring: Dylan McDermott Connie Britton Taissa Farmiga Jessica Lange Evan Peters. The Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning franchise is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television. will play Simpson, with 'American Horror Story' favorite Sarah Paulson stepping into the role of prosecutor Marcia Clark.īut c'mon, y'all. American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Vance has been cast as O.J.'s defense attorney Johnnie Cochran, joining John Travolta as Robert Shapiro and David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian - AKA O.J.'s legal 'dream team.' Simpson, who was accused and ultimately acquitted of killing his wife. Murphy's 'American Crime Story' got a straight-to-series order from FX in October - with a 10-episode first season focusing on the infamous murder trial of former NFL star O.J.

There's no doubt Britton will sink her teeth into this role. However, she played an integral part in the murder trial, having been one of the last people to see her friend alive. Simpson.' At the time of Nicole Brown Simpson's murder, Resnick was in rehab for her cocaine addiction. Coach to unleash her wild side on national television, and it sounds like she'll have every opportunity to do so in 'The People v. Britton, 48, re-teams with American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy for the mini-series, reported Entertainment Weekly. Convoluted yet effective, American Horror Story is strange, gory, and twisted enough to keep viewers.

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