The upcoming season of the American television series "American Crime Story" will be about the Lewinsky deal and will be produced by Monica Lewinsky himself, according to several US media.

Big impact

True crime - thus exciting, well-told, dramatic documentaries in the form of real crime - has been the gobal success genre of the past year, both in narrow podiums and in broad television. "American Crime Story" runs in the heavier weight class. The series has aired in two seasons, both of which have had a major impact. The first, "The Case of OJ Simpson", is about OJ Simpson's murder trial while the second, "The murder of Gianni Versace", is about the serial killer Andrew Cunanan's murder of the designer Gianni Versace.

Shook the United States

The third season has been titled "Impeachment" and is expected to premiere on September 27, 2020 - two weeks before the US presidential election.

"Impeachment" will depict the scandal that shook American politics in 1998, when it became known that President Bill Clinton had for several years had a sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The disclosure made her one of the first people to suffer global cyberbullying. Her life has been marked by attempts to deal with shame, extreme media exposure and fame.

The role of Lewinsky will be played by actor Beanie Feldstein, who is currently up to date with her participation in the movie "Booksmart".

Produces itself

The series's executive producer Ryan Murphy had plans in April last year to do a season about the event, but backed out when he thought Monica Lewinsky himself should be a producer and make money on the project.