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FX announced that it has commissioned three new shows from Ryan Murphy, each with an extension of its “America Story” banner. The umbrella term began with the launch of American Horror Story in 2011.
Following the third season of American Crime Story, Impeachment, which is set to debut in September and will focus on the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, a fourth season of the series is in development. It will focus on the rise and fall of New York nightclub Studio 54.
The famous Manhattan nightclub was opened in 1977 by Steve Rubell, who was gay, and Ian Schrager. Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Grace Jones, Bianca Jagger were among his regulars. However, after three notorious years, the doors have been closed forever after the entrepreneurs were convicted of tax evasion.
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This won’t be Murphy’s first time exploring the subject of Studio 54. The location featured prominently on his recent Netflix show, Halston, about the famous gay fashion designer. The place was also the subject of a 1998 film, 54, starring Mike Myers as Rubell.
It is not yet known when the season will start. Impeachment has been delayed for a year due to the pandemic.
In addition to a fourth American crime story, FX announced on Friday that Murphy is also working on his first American love story and first American sports story.
According to Deadline, the first season of “Love Story” will focus on “the courting and whirlwind marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. What began as a beautiful union for the young couple, widely regarded as royalty. American, began to unravel under the stress of the relentless microscope and navel of the tabloid media.
The first American Sports Story will examine the life and death of NFL star Aaron Hernandez. The former New England Patriots player was convicted of murder in 2015 and sentenced to life in prison. He committed suicide in 2017. Several sources have since said that Hernandez was gay and had a hard time with his sexuality.
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“When Ryan Murphy came to us with these two spinoffs and the stories from American Sports Story and American Love Story, we immediately jumped at the chance,” said John Landgraf, president of FX.
Murphy will be the executive producer alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.
“What started with American Horror Story spawned some of the best and most indelible programming of our generation, including American Crime Story which created a beautiful partnership between Ryan, Brad, Nina and Brad.
“Their chemistry and the way they construct these stories is done with such care, clarity and dimensionality that creates the magnificence that is The People v. OJ Simpson, The Assassination of Gianni Versace and Impeachment. We can’t wait to see what happens next. “
