Should you watch American Crime Story?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
American Crime Story
Series · 2016
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
The sides of American Crime Story
- The O.J. Simpson trial
- The murder of Gianni Versace
- The Clinton and Lewinsky scandal
American Crime Story is good for you if…
- you want famous American cases retold from the inside.
- you like Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark or Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan.
- you like seeing how fame, race and the media shape a verdict.
American Crime Story is bad for you if…
- you can't sit through real murders with real victims.
- you want police chases more than courtrooms and press rooms.
About: justice · celebrity · the media · race
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