- The show was created by FX in 2017 and was first shown worldwide on Netflix
- But FX was bought by Disney in 2019
The TV show People vs. OJ Simpson first aired in 2017, but is gaining new interest following the football star’s death.
The American Crime Story series focuses on the 1995 murder case against Simpson, played by Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.
The verdict in the real trial on October 3 of that year was watched by more than 150 million people in the US – 57 percent of the country.
The 10-part show was created by Fox-owned FX but initially aired worldwide after its February 2017 release by Netflix under a major rights deal at the time.
But the time has come now Hulu And Disney+ after Disney completed its acquisition of Fox’s TV shows and movies in 2017.
The People V OJ Simpson: American Crime Story with Cuba Gooding Jr. as OJ Simpson and Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran
David Schwimmer plays Robert Kardashian and John Travolta plays Robert Shapiro in the show
The People Vs OJ Simpson is free for Hulu (above) and Disney Plus subscribers
Anyone with a subscription to these two services can watch them for free. Otherwise, people have to buy it from tableware AppleTV.
It features Friends star David Schwimmer as Simpson’s friend and lawyer Robert Kardashian. Also starring John Travolta, Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance, Sterling Brown, Nathan Lane, Kenneth Choi, Christian Clemenson and Bruce Greenwood.
In the first episode, Kardashian played a prominent role in the premiere as he provided legal advice to Simpson and also talked him out of suicide in Kim Kardashian’s nursery.
Kris Jenner, played by Selma Blair, appears at the funeral of good friend Nicole Brown Simpson in that episode.
The funeral scene ended with Simpson vanishing from Gooding Jr. kissing his murdered ex-wife in her open casket.
FX, which created the show, describes the show as: “A limited series that takes you inside the OJ Simpson trial with a compelling look at the legal teams battling to convict or acquit the football legend of double murder.
The show is based on the book The Run of His Life: The People v. OJ Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin.
