TV tackles OJ Simpson story in new drama, as America still grapples with same issues

New York

FOR the last two decades, OJ has been on ice. Hollywood, worried that the American public was still weary from the over-saturation of OJ Simpson coverage, did all it could to stay clear of the murders, the highway chase and the grand-daddy of all celebrity trials.

Well, the US cable network FX is convinced that viewers are over that OJ fatigue.

On Tuesday, it will air the first instalment of its newest anthology series, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story. The 10-episode drama stars John Travolta, Cuba Gooding Jr, Sarah Paulson and David Schwimmer.

FX is betting that viewers who can recall where they were during the Bronco chase - as well as a younger audi…