The People vs. O.J. writers on the complex ethics of true crime
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, head writers of The People vs. OJ Simpson, on what we still stand to learn from the iconic trial.
If you were of a thinking age in 1994, you probably remember exactly where you were when O.J. Simpson famously fled police in a white Ford Bronco. That transfixing chase and the trial that followed form the centre of a new TV series about a game-changing chapter of the 90s.
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski — head writers of The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story — join Shad to discuss enduring fascination with the televised murder trial, the collision between celebrity culture and the justice system, and what anyone too young to remember needs to understand.
They also explain what the Kardashian sisters, who were children at the time, have to do with it.
WEB EXTRA | Watch two glimpses of the show below and tell us: what do you remember about the trial? Were you among the scores of people transfixed by the story?