FX Network’s third season of “American Crime Story,” which is set to revolve around the 1998 impeachment of then-US President Bill Clinton and his notorious sex scandal, will not run alongside the 2020 US presidential election due to reported scheduling conflicts.
FX Network Chairman John Landgraf announced Thursday during the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour that the Clinton-focused “American Crime Story: Impeachment” will no longer premiere on September 27, 2020, as previously reported.
The Ryan Murphy-produced project, set to star Clive Owen as Clinton and have Beanie Feldstein play the role of former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, is expected to cover Clinton’s notorious Oval Office affair and his subsequent impeachment on accusations of perjury and obstruction of justice. Lewinsky was also reported to have been hired as a producer for the season.
FX previously came under fire after it was announced in August 2019 that “American Crime Story: Impeachment” would reach viewer’s screens in September 2020 – just weeks before the November 6, 2020, presidential election.
Landgraf contended at the time that it is “frankly hysterical to think the series is going to influence the election.”
“This [anthology] series is about moments in time that involved crimes that can be looked at now with nuance and character. I feel completely unabashed about my pride … it’s an excellent story,” he said during the TCA summer press tour in August 2019, according to Fortune.
The former US president has remained a hot topic in the past several months due to his ties with the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his repeated excursions with the now-deceased billionaire sex offender.
“Looking back at these images now, it raises a lot of questions about why Bill Clinton was using the plane and what perhaps Jeffrey may have been trying to accomplish by having him around,” Davies told The Sun earlier this month. When asked about her own personal experience with Clinton, Davies described the former president as a “complete gentleman” and denied having any improper relations with him.
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