TV series
O.J.: Made in America
Overview
The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.
Details
- First air date
- 2016-06-11
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 5 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- ABC, ESPN
- Production
- ESPN Films
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- O. J. Simpson as Self (archive footage)
- Danny Bakewell Sr. as Self
- Marcia Clark as Self - Prosecution (archive footage)
- Christopher Darden as Self- Prosecution (archive footage)
- Johnnie Cochran as Self - Defense (archive footage)
- F. Lee Bailey as Self- Defense (archive footage)
- Robert Shapiro as Self - Defense (archive footage)
- Alan Dershowitz as Self - Defense (archive footage)
- Robert Kardashian as Self - Defense (archive footage)
- Lance Ito as Self - Judge (archive footage)
- Willie Brown as Self
- Harry Edwards as Self
Creators and crew
- Ezra Edelman - Creator
- Connor Schell - Executive Producer
- Libby Geist - Executive Producer
- John Dahl - Executive Producer
- Connor Schell - Producer
- Libby Geist - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Part One - Obsessed with Fame
The origin of O.J. Simpson’s football stardom in the ’60s, as America combusted with racial upheaval, and an examination into why the country fell in love with him off the field.
Episode 2: Part Two - The Split America
While racial tension boils over in early ’90s Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson remains a world apart in exclusive Brentwood, cultivating a perfect image atop a life of secrets.
Episode 3: Part Three - The Murder
O.J. Simpson is arrested and charged with the murders of his estranged wife and an acquaintance, setting off a saga unlike any in U.S. history.
Episode 4: Part Four - Trial of the Century
O.J. Simpson’s 1995 ‘trial of the century’ unfolds in downtown Los Angeles, riveting the country for months and reshaping the media and cultural landscape.
Episode 5: Part Five - The Verdict
In the years following his murder acquittal, O.J. Simpson’s life takes strange turns, culminating in a new arrest and, this time, a conviction.
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