‘American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson’ Docuseries Trailer Puts Bombshell Case Under New Microscope

Thirty years after a Los Angeles jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, the case is still being poked and prodded under the microscope of curious filmmakers. The latest is Floyd Russ, whose documentary series American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson premieres Jan. 29 on Netflix.

The first trailer for the four-part series blends familiar details with novel material through reflective new interviews with prosecutor Christopher Darden, police detective Mark Fuhrman, defense attorney Carl Douglas, Ronald’s sister Kim Goldman, and key witness Kato Kaelin. It considers the implications of dismissed evidence, examines the public spectacle that surrounded the bombshell case, and reevaluates the facts with three decades of hindsight.

“These murders and the investigation, chase and trial that followed exposed dark truths in the American system and culture,” Russ shared in a statement to Rolling Stone. In the trailer, one featured source recalls with disbelief the ratio between the length of the trail (eight months) and the jury deliberation (one day). It’s packed with footage from that eight-month period, including outraged football fans burning Simpson jerseys and poignant courtroom scenes.

“A brutal murder, a media frenzy like no other, a chase watched by 90 million people, and a trial that uncovered things we never expected,” Russ added. “Even 30 years since the murder, it’s more relevant now than ever. There simply is no case like it in the entire history of America.”

Last year, the FBI released 475 pages of documents largely focused on the investigation into Nicole Brown Simpson and Goldman’s murders. The file dump came just two months after Simpson died from metastatic prostate cancer in April at age 76. The documents included details about blood found at the crime scene, fiber samples, hair samples from both victims and other forensic evidence.

Russ previously directed the American Manhunt docuseries about the Boston Marathon bombing, which premiered on Netflix in 2023.