The People vs. O.J. Simpson is a 2016 FX series currently available on Netflix. It recreates the 'trial of the century'- the mid-90s affair we all watched, which saw OJ charged with killing Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman- and is based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffery Toobin.
Well I remember this trial, which captivated the nation starting with the white bronco chase on a California highway. This series was good, if hard to watch. I can't speak to accuracy, but they did an excellent job casting (see this article for a person-by-person comparison) and seemed fairly balanced, presenting the qualities and weaknesses of personalities on both sides of the story.
My overriding takeaway from this is the reality that there's not one righteous- everyone is messed up. You see the personal flaws of all lawyers, cops, the judge, jury, and defendant. A very sad case, it quickly lost sight of the victims- Nicole and Ronald- and became enmeshed in the broader racial discussions of mid-90s LA.
Rating: A
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