Deadline is reporting that Oscar nominee Clive Owen (Closer, The Knick, Lisey’s Story) will portray Bill Clinton in FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story, the network’s third installment in their award-winning anthology drama series.
Owen joins Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) as Linda Tripp along with Booksmart breakout star Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky and Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford (Masters of Sex).
Written and executive produced by Sarah Burgess, Impeachment will center on former US president Bill Clinton’s infamous scandal and impeachment that happened during the 1990s.
Based on Jeffrey Toobin’s bestselling book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President, the series will unravel the national scandal that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century. Lewinsky will serve as one of the producers.
