Matthew Broderick will star in Ryan Murphy's “Katrina: American Crime Story,” the second installment of the FX limited series franchise.
Broderick will play Michael D. Brown, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director who was in charge of the federal disaster response during Hurricane Katrina. At the time, President George W. Bush nicknamed the director “Brownie," who received heavy criticism at the time of the storm for being handed the reins despite lacking any qualifications to handle the job.
The first season, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” was a 10-episode series that delved into one of the highest profile court cases in recent history, from the perspective of the attorneys involved in the case. “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” took viewers behind the scenes of the dealings and discussions between the prosecution and defense as they desperately tried to convince the jury to take their respective sides.
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” was insanely successful, earning nine Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Awards, the WGA Award for Best Adapted Long Form and was named an AFI Television Program of the Year. The installment was also named the most critically acclaimed program of 2016, pulling in an average of 13.2 million viewers per episode.
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