Cuba Gooding Jr. To Play O.J. Simpson, Sarah Paulson As Marcia Clark For FX

The O.J. Simpson small screen story has cast its leads.

Cuba Gooding Jr. will star as the former football star-turned-murder-defendant in FX’s “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” the network announced.

“American Horror Story” star Sarah Paulson will play lead prosecutor Marcia Clark in the 10-episode miniseries, which will focus on the infamous trial from the perspective of the lawyers.

Each season of “American Crime Story” will highlight a different real life, headline-making crime.

Ryan Murphy (“Glee,” “American Horror Story”) will direct the FX show, as well as executive produce.

Joining Murphy as executive producers are Brad Falchuk (who co-created “Glee” and “American Horror Story”), Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson.

Erin O’Sullivan

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