The “American Story” franchise at FX continues to expand. Executive producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson who have collaborated with Ryan Murphy since “American Crime Story” premiered in 2016 (and also served as executive producers on “Pose”), have confirmed that “American Love Story,” recounting the tale of John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, is moving forward at FX.
“We’re very much intending to [tell that story],” Jacobson told Variety during a recent interview.
“We have great scripts on that. We’re trying to figure out when it’ll land,” Simpson added. “It is a story that really resonates right now. It’s amazing. A lot of younger women are looking to her as a sort of representational icon of a certain period that's really fascinating, and hopefully, we’ll be able to bring that to the screen soon.”
The new series was initially announced in 2021, alongside “Studio 54: American Crime Story,” a possible fourth installment of “ACS” following “People vs. OJ Simpson,” “The Assassination of Gianni Versace," and “Impeachment.” However, there’s no update on “Studio 54” and it doesn’t seem likely at this point.
“The reason we can never announce anything, ever again, is because once, Ryan said ‘Studio 54’ and now it’s 10 years later, and in every interview we have, people bring it up. Nothing against you,” Simpson said. “We develop multiple things and multiple ideas. It’s not that we’re trying to be secretive; we’re seeing what bubbles up and what comes in. We’ve learned if we announce something, it becomes a Wikipedia entry.”
There are other "contenders" for what the fourth installment of “Crime Story” will be, but no decision has been reached yet.
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At present, the team is focused on a new "Story" — the first installment of “American Sports Story,” narrating the tale of Aaron Hernandez. The series will debut its first two episodes on FX on Sept. 17, with subsequent episodes rolling out weekly.