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American Crime Story

TV · 2016 · 3 seasons

A gripping, detail-rich dramatization of notorious true crimes that immerses you in legal and media machinations with mounting tension and moral ambiguity.

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Class
TV
Year
2016
Seasons
3
Episodes
29
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • media
  • class
  • race
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • anthology
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
anthology, drama, crime
Created by
Ryan Murphy
Starring
John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Paulson, Jordana Brewster, Selma Blair, Nathan Lane, Courtney B. Vance
Length
3 seasons, 29 episodes
Network
FX
Country
United States
Languages
English

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