‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ Trailer Reveals January Premiere
The first season of FX’sAmerican Crime Story, titledThe People v. O.J. Simpson, was a revelation. A smash hit with audiences and critics, it swept the Emmys and was one of the must-see pop culture events of 2016. The second season has a lot to live up to.
The firstAmerican Crime Storyseason 2 trailer has arrived, offering our first look atThe Assassination of Gianni Versaceand revealing the show’s premiere date.
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Storywill debut on FX onJanuary 17, 2017. That information comes at the end of a brief, odd trailer that exists more as an announcement teaser than anything else. The surreal footage, which appears to have been shot for this preview and not for the show itself, findsEdgar Ramirez’s Gianni Versace lying poolside while a figure emerges from the water and stands behind him. It’s not much, but it certainly sells a unnerving tone.
American Crime Story Season 2 Trailer
Trivia: Gianni Versace’s 54-foot-long mosaic pool was lined with 24-karat gold. So yeah, we’re going to be dealing with a wealthy and opulent world in this season.
This teaser follows in the footsteps of the first season, whichalso debuted a simple, haunting teaserbefore anything else.
The title ofThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Storysets up what the story is about as well as an official synopsis could. Fashion designer and wealthy fashion mogul Gianni Versace was shot outside his home on June 01, 2025 as part of a spree-killing by Andrew Cunanan. The series will track Cunanan’s crimes leading up to the killing of Versace and beyond. Ramirez, a powerful actor who too often finds himself shuffled into supporting roles, plays Gianni Versace.Penelope Cruzplays his sister, Donatella Versace.Ricky Martinplays his partner, Antonio D’Amico.
The murder of Gianni Versace isn’t as well known as the trial of O.J. Simpson (areanyAmerican crime stories as famous as that one?), but this is evidence that the series won’t try to trot out the same bag of tricks all over again. The best thingThe Assassination of Gianni Versacecan do is be as different from the first season as possible and chart its own course. After all, why make an anthology series if you may’t reinvent yourself with each new season?
TheAssassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Storyis written by Tom Rob Smith. Series creator Ryan Murphy helmed the pilot episode. Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tom Rob Smith, and Dan Minahan act as executive producers on the season. Missing from that line-up is Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, the terrific writing team behind much of the first season. Hopefully, their absence won’t be felt too much.
