FX has set the next scandal that will make up their Emmy Award-winning limited series American Crime Story. The third season will center on the sex scandal that sent shock waves through Bill Clinton’s presidency.
Impeachment: American Crime Story will focus on the infamous Monica Lewinsky scandal with production set the start in February. This story was intended to be the next season of the limited series some time ago but producer Ryan Murphy did not feel comfortable telling Monica’s story without her proper input. It looks like that has been fixed because Monica Lewinsky is also serving as a producer on the project.
Sarah Paulson, who played Marcia Clark in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, will return to the anthology limited series playing Linda Tripp, while Booksmart‘s Beanie Feldstein will play Monica Lewinsky. Annaleigh Ashford has been set to play Paula Jones.
Sarah Burgess is writing Impeachment and it’s based on Jeffrey Toobin’s bestselling book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President. Toobin’s 1997 book The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson served as the source material for Season 1 of American Crime Story.
FX Networks and Productions chairman John Landgraf made the news official Tuesday during the network’s TCA segment:
“FX’s American Crime Story franchise has become a cultural touchstone, providing greater context for stories that deserve greater understanding like the O.J. Simpson trial and saga, and Andrew Cunanan’s tragic crime spree which concluded with the assassination of Gianni Versace. This franchise re-examines some of the most complicated, polarizing stories in recent history in a way that is relevant, nuanced and entertaining. Impeachment: American Crime Story will likewise explore the overlooked dimensions of the women who found themselves caught up in the scandal and political war that cast a long shadow over the Clinton presidency. We are grateful to Sarah Burgess for her brilliant adaptation, as well as Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander, Alexis Martin Woodall, Sarah Paulson and the rest of the creative team and cast.”
The season premiere of Impeachment: American Crime Story has been set for Sunday, September 27, 2020. FX clearly knows what they are doing because the premiere is about a month out from the next U.S. Presidential election.
