David Farnor | On 09, Oct 2021

Impeachment is only a matter of days away, as American Crime Story returns to our screens.

BBC Two and FX inked a deal back in 2018 that made the BBC the exclusive home of FX shows in the UK, which covered such as Fosse/Verdon, Pose and What We Do in the Shadows. While Disney has since launched Star, its adult-friendly channel on Disney+, to be its UK home for such FX series as Y: The Last Man and American Horror Story, the BBC’s deal still applies to American Crime Story, which means it will debut on BBC Two.

Written by Sarah Burgess, Impeachment unravels the national scandal that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century. It features a stellar cast, including Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky, and Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones. The limited series is based on Jeffrey Toobin’s bestselling book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story Of The Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down A President.

The series will premiere on 19th October at 9.15pm on BBC Two. Here’s a trailer:

 

BBC Two sets Impeachment: American Crime Story for 2020 release

31st August 2019

Impeachment is coming to the UK next year, with BBC Two conforming that American Crime Story’s new season will air in 2020.

The Beeb and FX inked a deal last year that made the BBC the exclusive home of FX shows in the UK, with shows such as Fosse/Verdon, Pose and What We Do in the Shadows all airing on BBC Two, often alongside a full box set release on BBC iPlayer. Now, the Beeb has announced when we can expect too see the hit limited series franchise American Crime Story return.

Written by Sarah Burgess, Impeachment unravels the national scandal that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century. Impeachment: American Crime Story features a stellar cast starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp, Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky, and Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones.

Sarah Burgess who is also Executive Producer alongside Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander. Alexis Martin Woodall and Sarah Paulson. Monica Lewinsky will serve as a Producer. Henrietta Conrad and Jemima Kahn will also serve as producers. The limited series is based on Jeffrey Toobin’s bestselling book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story Of The Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down A President.

The first installment of ACS, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, received 22 Emmy award nominations and it won nine Emmys. It also won the Golden Globe, Bafta, AFI, PGA, WGA awards and it won the TCA awards for 2016 Program of the Year. The second installment, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story was nominated for 19 Emmy awards and won seven including Outstanding Limited Series.

The BBC confirmed the release at the Edinburgh TV Festival, alongside the commission of a raft of new factual titles for BBC Two. They include a four-part landmark history series, The Forgotten Empire. Presented by David Olusoga, the historian seeks to unearth a more definitive account of Britain’s place in the world, looking beyond the Victorian clichés to reveal new aspects of the imperial story and encounter forgotten communities across the globe with which we have a shared history.

All That Glitters, also commissioned, is a brand new talent search to find Britain’s most brilliant jeweller. Working with some of the most valuable objects on earth – gold, silver, diamonds and sapphires – the jewelers will be set challenges that explore different styles and aesthetics and battle it out to make real clients’ dreams come true, transforming emotion into objects of beauty that last forever.

Award winning comedian Sara Pascoe also has a new six-part comedy about family, relationships and biology. The title, which is still to be announced, is a subverted take on the traditional sitcom format and combines eccentric characters, surreal moments and factual insight.

Another comedy to get the green light is Alma’s Not Normal, a 30-minute New on Two comedy pilot written by and starring Sophie Willan, who won the BBC’s inaugural Caroline Aherne Bursary Award in 2018.

Set in her home town of Bolton, Sophie draws on her own unusual life experiences for Alma’s Not Normal, following Boltonian wild-child, Alma Nuthall and her family of eccentric, unruly women.

Finally, BBC Two has greenlit Limmy’s Homemade Show. A cast of one, Brian ‘Limmy’ Limond is one of the most distinctive comic voices to come out of Scotland and, in his sketches, he finds himself playing multiple parts, all the while mounting the camera on a tripod to capture his unique comedy musings. Mixing sketch, song, rant, animation and visual effects, Limmy continues to comment on contemporary life in his own anarchic style.

Patrick Holland, Controller, BBC Two says: “There has never been a better time to be a TV viewer, and in a world of endless choice, the BBC Two brand guarantees the most challenging content, embracing the complexities of the changing world, alive with the most eclectic and creative voices.”

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