After former US football champion OJ Simpson and the late fashion designer Gianni Versace, former US President Bill Clinton will be on the menu of the "American Crime Story" saga, with a third season centered on his affair with Monica Lewinsky who almost provoked his dismissal. The former trainee of the White House will be one of the producers of the season.
Filming for Impeachment: The American Crime Story is set to debut next February for a first scheduled release in the United States on Sept. 27, 2020, FX Networks President John Landgraf, who co-produced with Fox Studios, said Tuesday.
A controversial release date
A date that is already controversial because the US presidential election is to be held around November 3rd. Some believe that the spreading of Bill Clinton's eventful presidency and his adventure with Monica Lewinsky will have an impact on the campaign, especially as the debate currently raging in the Democratic camp to know whether or not to start a campaign. impeachment proceedings against Republican President Donald Trump.
But John Landgraf swept aside the criticism: "I do not think it's going to determine who will be the next president of the United States," he said, saying "people will be very interested in this topic "so close to the election.
A series hailed by critics
The first two seasons of the American Crime Story concept , created in 2016, which revisits in a fictionalized way major legal cases that shook the United States, won a total of 16 Emmy Awards. A reputation that has been established in particular by a remarkable cast.
For this third season, Monica Lewinsky's Beanie Feldstein ( Booksmart, Lady Bird ) and Sarah Paulson ( Glass, Ocean's 8 ) will play as Linda Tripp, her confidante at the White House, who broke the scandal .