O.J. Simpson Doc Moved Up At Peacock Following NYT Investigation — SkimNews
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- Peacock moved the two-part documentary 'OJ's Accomplice' up to a November 1 premiere, from a previously scheduled December date, as news around the 1994 murder trial heats up.
- The New York Times published an investigation earlier this month based on records showing a "prized government informant" told law enforcement key information about the killings, including the supposed location of the murder weapon and details about Simpson's efforts to evade prosecution.
- Ample Entertainment produced the two-part doc, which Peacock had ordered and which claims to offer "real evidence" that members of O.J. Simpson's inner circle knew more about the murders than they let on.
- OJ's Accomplice will feature never-before-heard first-person accounts from eyewitnesses plus interviews with Simpson's houseguest and trial witness Kato Kaelin, Nicole Brown Simpson's sister, original defense investigator Pat McKenna, lead detective Tom Lange and DEA agent Robert Brisolari.
- Sumit David co-directs the documentary with Ari Mark, and both serve as executive producers; Mark's Ample Entertainment is behind the project.
- O.J. Simpson was charged with the June 12, 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, fled rather than surrendering in a white Ford Bronco watched live by millions, and was acquitted in 1995 after an eight-month trial; a civil jury later found him responsible for the deaths.
Why it matters: For Peacock, the timing is the strategy: the two-part doc lands Nov. 1 in the same window as the New York Times' reporting on a "prized government informant," letting the streamer stake its own "real evidence" claim to the same ground while viewers get the film a month earlier than planned.
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