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The 1997 murder of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace by serial killer Andrew Cunanan.
4 September 1947, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
19 April 1977, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
18 September 1985, New York, USA
13 August 1981, Santa Cruz, California, USA
15 July 1971, Forest Hills, Queens, New York, USA
27 October 1955, Everett, Washington, USA
21 September 1983, Rhinebeck, New York, USA
5 July 1973, Maryville, Missouri, USA
6 June 1967, Redwood City, California, USA
23 July 1963, Sumatra, Indonesia
January 17, 2018
This season begins with the splashiest, most tabloid-friendly part of its narrative and pulls the audience backward into a deeper, sadder story, the majority of whose casualties are much less famous but no less deserving of our grief.January 16, 2018
Edgar Ramirez makes for a commanding Versace, exuding confidence in a largely quiet depiction, and yet his understated turn doesn't undermine later scenes where Gianni is scared.January 16, 2018
The decision to lean into the drama of docudrama means imposing an overdetermined shape onto the very real lives Cunanan shattered in a way that feels cynical and glib.January 17, 2018
Ultimately, this American Crime Story is an uneven and unsatisfying account of a damaged young man who sought immortality through infamy.January 16, 2018
[Darren] Criss' performance is so good that it upends The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Where Cuba Gooding Jr.'s lackluster performance pushed O.J. to the margins of his own story, Criss, aided by scripts, pushes everyone else aside.January 17, 2018
Ryan Murphy's latest series is gruesomely intimate.January 17, 2018
... a stellar and sometimes surprising cast, matched with exacting sets and production.January 17, 2018
The circumstances around Gianni Versace's murder may have been categorized by silence, but American Crime Story's take on Cunanan's killing sprees is one of the loudest and boldest sagas on television.January 16, 2018
This new series is still well worth watching. Murphy's at his best when he takes tabloid material and, without draining away its juiciness, reframes it to grapple with serious issues.January 15, 2018
Featuring less star power than OJ but a few stellar performances of its own, Gianni Versace will be a tougher sell to casual viewers, but those who go along for this journey into the world of a sociopath will be dramatically rewarded.