History Series / AmericanCrimeStory

* HotPursuit: The infamous car chase that precluded the trial itself is dramatized in the second episode.

* DrivenToSuicide: OJ holds a gun to his own head after he learns he will be denied bail. [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere Then he gets in his Bronco.]]

--> '''OJ Simpson:''' I'm not black. I'm OJ.

* HotPursuit: The infamous car chase that preluded the trial itself is dramatized here in the second episode.

* PassThePopcorn: Episode 2 has many people reacting like this to the Bronco chase. There's even a scene showing Pizza Hut running out of cheese from their increased orders.

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Several scenes in the early episodes emphasize Robert Kardashian's family, including his ex-wife Kris and their four children, to the point that it seems like an AuthorTract on the pitfalls of fame and fortune. Early on, the kids can be seen cheering for the father when he reads OJ's suicide note during the first press conference, clearly unaware of the gravity of the situation. In "The Dream Team", when Robert takes the kids to a local restaurant for brunch, they marvel at how the family is getting preferential treatment and approving looks from the diners despite Rob's attempt to dissuade them with a speech on how fame can be fleeting.

* BetterThanSex: Marcia says trials are better than sex in the third episode.
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: Marcia, nervous over the case and her impending divorce is seen smoking frequently.

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: We see the young Kim and Kourtney Kardashian running around the home as their father tries to handle things.
** In the second episode when Robert Kardashian is reading OJ's suicide letter at a televised press conference, it cuts to his kids watching at home.

* TokenGoodTeamMate: Kardashian is just about the only lawyer on OJ's Dream Team that actually believes he's innocent.

--> '''Mark Fuhrman:''' You're gonna say this case is all about race.

* ForegoneConclusion: Anybody watching this show is probably aware of how the trial ended in real life -- Simpson was determined not guilty.

-->'''Johnnie Cochran:''' ''(watching Spairo's press conference)'': What a prick. Robert Shapiro is focused on his number one priority: Robert Shapiro.

* DrivenToSuicide: OJ holds a gun to his own head after he learns he will be denied bail. [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere Then he gets in his Bronco.]]

* HotPursuit: The infamous car chase that preluded the trial itself is dramatized here, as seen in the trailer.

-->'''Johnnie Cochran:''' ''(watching Spairo's press conference)'': What a prick. Robert Shaprio is focused on his number one priority: Robert Shapiro.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Roberts Kardashian and Shapiro.

The first season, titled ''The People v. O.J. Simpson'', covers the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial that spanned eleven months between 1994 and 1995. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as Simpson himself, while the cast is rounded out by Creator/SarahPaulson as Marcia Clark, Creator/JohnTravolta as Robert Shapiro, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, Selma Blair as Kris Jenner (née Kardashian), Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey, and Billy Magnussen as Kate Kaelin.

* BigBadEnsemble: The murderer O.J. Simpson and his defense attorneys Robert Shapiro, Robert Kardashian, and Johnnie Cochrane.

--> ''OJ Simpson:''' I'm not black. I'm OJ.

'''''American Crime Story''''' is an Creator/{{FX}} {{true crime}} {{anthology}} series, exec. produced by Creator/RyanMurphy and Brad Falchuk -- the masterminds behind anthology sister shows ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' and ''Series/ScreamQueens2015''.

The first season, titled '''''The People v. O.J. Simpson''''', covers the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial that spanned eleven months between 1994 and 1995. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as Simpson himself, while the cast is rounded out by Creator/SarahPaulson as Marcia Clark, Creator/JohnTravolta as Robert Shapiro, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, Selma Blair as Kris Jenner (née Kardashian), Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey, and Billy Magnussen as Kate Kaelin.

* HollywoodHomely: Sarah Paulson's Marcia Clark is styled very frumpily, despite the former's obvious good looks.

'''''American Crime Story''''' is an Creator/{{FX}} {{true crime}} {{anthology}} series, exec. produced by Creator/RyanMurphy and Brad Falchuk -- the masterminds behind anthology sister shows ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' and ''Series/ScreamQueens''.