"Versace: American Crime Story" To Premiere Next as Production on "Katrina" is Pushed to 2018
by Nellie Andreeva
June 13, 2017


FX and Ryan Murphy are reshuffling the order of the upcoming two installments of "American Crime Story".

"The Assassination of Gianni Versace", which is far along into production, will now air as a second season of the anthology series — with a premiere date tentatively slated for early 2018 — followed by "Katrina", whose filming has been pushed to early 2018.

It is unclear whether all big-name actors who had been locked for "Katrina", including Annette Bening, Dennis Quaid and Matthew Broderick, will still be available to do the series on the new timetable. Talks with them are underway.





"Katrina", which tells the story of America’s response to the devastating 2005 storm, was picked up first as a followup of the hugely successful "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story", from the same team of Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.

It was originally slated to film this spring and debut later this year, with the third installment, "Versace", filming almost simultaneously but airing in 2018.

FX president John Landgraf attributed the "Katrina" delay to script issues and filming in New Orleans, saying that film/television productions can only get insurance during certain times of the year.

http://deadline.com/2017/06/american-crime-story-versace-premiere-moved-up-katrina-production-delayed-fx-1202112704/

John Landgraf “Confident” that "American Crime Story: Katrina" will Air – TCA
by Lisa de Moraes
August 9, 2017


“I’m confident it will air,” FX Networks/FX Productions CEO John Landgraf told TV critics about "American Crime Story: Katrina" when asked at TCA if the show will see the light of day.

Creator Ryan Murphy has a “great idea for a pivot” and “now it’s in really good shape,” Landgraf told critics on the final day of summer TCA. Murphy is “trying to get his ducks in a row to make the announcement… soon,” Landgraf said.





“It was a big creative pivot we made,” Landgraff acknowledged of the season shuffle, calling it a “difficult decision” made when they were “far along in one creative direction.”

Murphy made the call, he said, adding “we supported” it. The change was made, the exec said, because the bar had been set really high for the franchise after the rating and Emmy success of "The People v. O.J. Simpson" and, Landgraf said, Murphy came up with a “great idea” for a pivot.

Landgraf said he would leave it to Murphy to announce but, speaking coyly, assured critics it’s a “really exciting idea” and he’s now more confident in "Katrina" creatively, calling it “in really good shape.”

http://deadline.com/2017/08/john-landgraf-katrina-american-crime-story-ryan-murphy-versace-oj-simpson-tca-1202145631/