Articles about American Crime Story
Westworld and The Crown head Golden Globe noms
The nominations for the 2017 Golden Globes Awards were unveiled this week. As always, Game of Thrones will be the TV show to beat, but there are some strong contenders…
Vikings prosper on History
With a new series of epic drama Vikings on its way, History Channel is betting big on scripted series. Elsewhere, Sky Atlantic signs up Kudos and Rowan Joffe for a new series, while Fox in the US continues to focus on African-American drama storylines.
CBS boldly goes for Star Trek series
News is starting to trickle out about CBS’s new Star Trek series, as FX considers looking at Hurricane Katrina in the second series of American Crime Story.
Walking Dead tramples cable competition
AMC’s The Walking Dead is back with a bang and Better Call Saul didn’t do badly either. This week we look at some of the other big US cable shows limbering up for launch. Also, HBO gets more vinyl and ITV’s Beowulf is on the brink.
TV jury finds in favour of FX OJ drama
The People vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story is shaping up as one of the top dramas of the year, so get your money on star Cuba Gooding Jr scooping an award. Meanwhile, The X-Files’ international roll-out tops 50 million viewers (and counting).
Strange bedfellows boost TV
From E4 and Netflix to BBC2 and FX, the scripted TV business is thriving thanks to unlikely collaborations. Andy Fry reports.
Sutter leaves his bikers behind
Sons of Anarchy’s Sutter scripts executioner series, Alexander and Karaszewski tackle Simpson trial, Harcourt uncovers Churchill’s Secret and Woolverton joins The Clan of the Cave Bear.