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American Horror Story better move over because there are some pretty big names coming to its somewhat of a spinoff series American Crime Story. Now, the two technically don't have anything to do with one another, but since they are both created by Ryan Murphy, going to be on FX and have almost identical names, we're going to think of them as related. The new series from the AHS and Glee creator has already cast Sarah Paulson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Friends star David Schwimmer in some pretty big roles, but the newest casting decision might just be the biggest name yet. John Travolta has agreed to join the series.
According to E! News, the series, whose first season will center on the trial of O.J. Simpson and be called American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson, has added Travolta to the cast as Simpson's defense attorney Robert Shapiro.
According to Deadline, not only is the star set to play Shapiro on the show, but he will also serve as the producer on the 10-episode series.
The site is reporting that Schwimmer will take on the role of Robert Kardashian, while Cuba Gooding and Sarah Paulson will play O.J. Simpson and prosecutor Marcia Clark.
This is Travolta's first TV role since he started in Welcome Back, Kotter in the 1970s, and fans couldn't be more excited.
Muprhy will serve as the executive producer on the series and will also team up his AHS family, including Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and Dante Di Loreto.
The series will go into production early this year and could possibly see a fall premiere date.
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