Cuba Gooding Jr. Cast As O.J. Simpson In 'American Crime Story' On FX From ‘AHS’ Creator Ryan Murphy

Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. is coming to TV in American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy's new FX series, American Crime Story. The acclaimed won his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in Jerry Maguire on the big screen, but his venture into television has a huge starting point. Cuba has been cast to portray O.J. Simpson in the new series, with episodes based off of the Jeffrey Toobin book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson. This first season of the show will borrow the subtitle, The People v. O.J. Simpson, and AHS alum Sarah Paulson is set to portray Marcia Clark.

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We previously reported on the announcement of this new series from Murphy, which also included the fact that he'd be taking on the O.J. Simpson case as the first season's subject. You can read more about this here!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 10-episode season will dive into the murder trial of the former NFL star, which took place in1995 after the apparent murder of the athlete's estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and an acquaintance, Ronald Goldman.

The show will also cover the issues with the trial such as the media coverage, the LAPD's controversial past with African-American citizens and more.

Meanwhile, Deadline reports that Sarah Paulson will reteam with Murphy for this new project to portray Marcia Clark, the prosecutor during the murder case.

This story will be told from the perspective of the lawyers, so we should expect a lot of screen time for Paulson - which is definitely not a complaint!

Do you think Cuba is the right choice for this role? Will you be watching ACS? Let us know what you think of this TV casting news in the comments section below!