Impeachment: American Crime Story: Release Date, Cast And More
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After tackling the O.J. Simpson trial and the murder of Gianni Versace, the latest season in the FX anthology series from producerRyan Murphywill deal with the infamous ’90s sex scandal that lead to the impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton. Here is everything we know aboutImpeachment: American Crime Story.
Impeachment: American Crime Story Release Date and Where You Can Watch It
Impeachmentis season 3 ofAmerican Crime Storyand is currently set to premiere onSeptember 7, 2021. New episodes will air weekly on FX.
This season’s production has hit a few bumps, with many false starts along the way. Production was initially scheduled from April of last year, before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last November,Sarah Paulsonrevealed via Twitter that principal photography had begun by sharing a photo of herself in costume as Linda Tripp. Production was briefly halted due to positive cases of COVID-19 but later resumed, putting the show back on track for its September premiere.
What is Impeachment: American Crime Story?
Impeachmentwill be the third season of the true-crime anthology series,American Crime Story. The show hails from prolific TV producers Ryan Murphy andBrad Falchuk, also the creators of the similarly formattedAmerican Horror Story.Impeachmentwill follow in the footsteps of previous seasonsVersaceandThe People vs. OJ Simpson, dramatizing true events as a self-contained miniseries. The focus of this season will be the scandals and impeachment of President Bill Clinton, following his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Impeachment: American Crime Story Cast
The season is set to have a star-studded cast, all the more attention-grabbing because they’ll portray people who spent years in the spotlight.American Crime StoryalumSarah Paulsonwill return to the series, this time as Linda Tripp, the woman who exposed the scandal.Beanie Feldsteinstars as Monica Lewinsky,Margo Martindaleas Lucianne Goldberg, andAnnaleigh Ashfordas Paula Jones.Anthony Greenstars as Al Gore andClive Owenwill portray Bill Clinton.
Edie Falcois set to star as Hilary Clinton, a role thatinitially sparked debatefor its potential repercussions.
Impeachment: American Crime Story Directors, Crew, and More
The series will be written bySarah Burgess. Though no directors have been officially announced, series co-creatorRyan Murphydirected the first episodes of the prior season’s and may continue the trend withImpeachment.
The series will be executive produced by Murphy,Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander, Alexis Martin Woodall, andSarah Paulson.
Monica Lewinskywill serve as a producer on the series, asked by Murphy himself, who decided that production could not go forward without her involvement. Explaining her involvement in the series, Lewinsky toldVanity Fairthat the project was an opportunity to tell her story. She said:
