Trivia / The People v. O. J. Simpson

• All-Star Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr. as O. J., John Travolta as Robert Schapiro, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey, Bruce Greenwood as Gil Carcetti, Selma Blair as Kris Jenner, and Jordana Brewster as Denise Brown.
• Approval of God: Marcia Clark fully supported and approved of Sarah Paulson's portrayal of her and Chris Darden, after some initial desire to keep his distance and not revisit that chapter of his life, supported Sterling K Brown and was happy to see him win an Emmy for his performance.
• Dawson Casting: Dominick Dunne was roughly 70 years old during the trial, but is played by Robert Morse, who was 84 at the time of filming. A relatively minor case, but notable in that Morse was actually one year older than Dunne was when he passed away in 2009.
• Dueling Works: With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary, O.J.: Made in America, which was given a limited theatrical release in January 2016, and then premiered on TV on June 11th.
• Follow the Leader: After the series became a success, other networks released a flood of new documentaries and specials about O.J. Simpson and the trial. And this was alongside previous programs based on the Simpson trial which were also rerun frequently.
• Star-Making Role: For Sterling K. Brown, who had previously been featured as a main cast member in Army Wives and a recurring guest star in various TV projects, but was otherwise relatively unknown to the general public and industry. His performance as Chris Darden immediately earned the attention of viewers and critics and won him the Emmy award for Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie (over his much more well known co-stars, John Travolta and David Schwimmer). Brown acknowledged this in his acceptance speech.
  Sterling K. Brown: Thank you to the Academy. A lot of you may not have known who I was, but you checked the box anyway, and that makes me very, very happy.