OJ: Made in America

Part one looks at how OJ Simpson rose to fame as a running back in the NFL and how his acting, advertising and broadcasting careers took off later. (1 of 5)

Part one looks at how OJ Simpson rose to fame as a running back in the NFL and how his acting, advertising and broadcasting careers took off later. (1 of 5)

Part two looks at divided LA: the privileged white world that OJ inhabited and the one where millions of other black people lived a different reality. Racist language/violence.(2 of 5)

Part two looks at divided LA: the privileged white world that OJ inhabited and the one where millions of other black people lived a different reality. Racist language/violence.(2 of 5)

Part three looks at OJ's wife Nicole's murder, starting a chapter that would lay bare the realities of race, power, the legal system and the media. Racist language/graphic images. (3 of 5)

Part three looks at OJ's wife Nicole's murder, starting a chapter that would lay bare the realities of race, power, the legal system and the media. Racist language/graphic images. (3 of 5)

Part four looks at how, in January 1995, the trial of the century took place. The dividing line of race was never starker. Racist language/graphic images. (4 of 5)

Part four looks at how, in January 1995, the trial of the century took place. The dividing line of race was never starker. Racist language/graphic images. (4 of 5)

Part five looks at OJ's acquittal and the strange next phase of his life, one lived in a form of celebratory purgatory. (5 of 5)

Part five looks at OJ's acquittal and the strange next phase of his life, one lived in a form of celebratory purgatory. (5 of 5)