The People v OJ Simpson: first 'watercooler show' of 2016

Absorbing, infuriating true story of the trial of the 20th century is 'smart, timely, addictive TV'

OJ Simpson
The real OJ Simpson wears gloves for the court during his 1995 trial
(Image credit: Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)

One of the US's most gripping real-life legal dramas is the subject of a new series to air in the UK this month and critics are raving about it.

The People v OJ Simpson, a ten-part FX series, is based on New York writer Jeffrey Toobin's 1996 book The Run of His Life: The People v OJ Simpson and follows the American football player's 1994-5 murder trial. It forms the first season of American Crime Story, a new anthology from Ryan Murphy, the creator of American Horror Story, Glee and Scream Queens.

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