We didnt want to reach too far back in the past for a case, says Balcer.
One was the O.J.
case, and the other one was the Menendez case.
spoke to race and racial politics in Los Angeles.
As Balcer straightforwardly admits, the O.J.
Simpson trial had already provided considerable fodder for a certain Emmy-winning, buzz-generating TV superproducer.
Obviously, Ryan Murphy did the O.J.
case, Balcer says, referring to MurphysThe People v. O.J.
Simpson, itself the first iteration of FXsAmerican Crime Storybrand.
Naturally, we would do the Menendez Case.
Balcer serves as showrunner for the eight-episode series.
When EW spoke to Balcer in mid-August, he described the conversations between about future installments ofTrue Crime.
There were a couple of things both [Wolf] and I would be excited about, Balcer says.
This is going to be in discussions with the web connection, obviously.
They are footing the bill for all of this.
That bill could explain another unofficial rule the producers have forTrue Crime.
Dont expect an onscreen rendition of the Leopold & Loeb case.
Its good to have a case that people can either remember or theyve heard about it.
And they have some attitude about it, and you might play off that attitude.
Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murdersairs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on NBC.
