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American Crime Story

American Crime Story

You don’t know the whole story.

20167.63 Seasons29 EpisodesEnded

Overview

An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

Created by Michael Uppendahl
Written by Hayley Byrnes, Daniel Pearle, Jeffrey Toobin
Produced by Flora Birnbaum, Jemima Khan, Todd Nenninger
NetworksFX

Top Cast

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Linda Tripp

Beanie Feldstein

Beanie Feldstein

Monica Lewinsky

Annaleigh Ashford

Annaleigh Ashford

Paula Jones

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Lucianne Goldberg

Edie Falco

Edie Falco

Hillary Clinton

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Bill Clinton

Themes & Keywords

policebased on true storyanthologylawyercriminalcrime investigationcuriousnervousgrimcriminal lawanxiousseriousdramaticdistressingmatter of fact

About American Crime Story

American Crime Story is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of police, based on true story, anthology, lawyer, criminal, crime investigation. Created by Michael Uppendahl, it stars Sarah Paulson, Beanie Feldstein, Annaleigh Ashford. An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

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