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"The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" Is Now Scheduled as the Second Installment of FX's "American Crime Story" Franchise

LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2017 - The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story will now be the second installment of FX's award-winning American Crime Story limited series franchise. Production of 'Versace: ACS' began in April and it is tentatively slated to debut in early 2018.

Katrina: American Crime Story, which was originally scheduled as the second installment of the American Crime Story franchise, now becomes the third installment of the limited series. Production of 'Katrina: ACS' is now slated to begin in early 2018.

Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk and Tom Rob Smith are Executive Producers of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. It is written by Tom Rob Smith, and Ryan Murphy directed the premiere episode of the series, which stars Darren Criss, Edgar Ramirez, Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin. The series is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions.

FX's first installment of ACS, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, received 22 Emmy Award nominations and it won nine Emmys. It also won the Golden Globe, BAFTA, AFI, PGA, WGA and TCA awards and it was the most critically acclaimed program of 2016.