Sarah Paulson cast in season four of American Crime Story
Sarah Paulson has been cast in the fourth season of American Crime Story focusing on the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal.
Ryan Murphy told E! News that Paulson, 42, would not be playing Hillary Clinton, but he wouldn't reveal her role.
Filming was scheduled to start at the end of the year, said Murphy who is an executive producer of the FX anthology series.
Anthology star: Sarah Paulson, shown last month in Los Angeles, has been cast in the upcoming fourth season of American Crime Story focusing on the Monica Lewinsky scandal
FX Productions and Fox 21 TV Studios last month optioned the rights to Jeffrey Toobin's book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down A President.
The 1999 book chronicled the Lewinsky sex scandal that erupted in 1998 after it emerged that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with 22-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Paulson received critical acclaim for her portrayal of prosecutor Marcia Clark during the first season of American Crime Story that focused on the OJ Simpson murder trial.
She won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in Limited Series or Movie, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie.
Sex scandal: Hillary Clinton is shown in January 1998 giving a speech next to President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal
American Crime Story: The People Vs OJ Simpson was a ratings success and also won nine Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited Series, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film.
The FX true crime anthology was based on Toobin's 1997 book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson.
Production has started on the next two seasons of American Crime Story with season two focusing on Hurricane Katrina and season three examining the slaying of designer Gianni Versace in July 1997.
Critically acclaimed: Paulson is shown in a still from season one of American Crime Story: The People Vs OJ Simpson
Key figure: Linda Tripp, who secretly recorded conversations with Lewinsky, is shown in July 1998 after testifying before the grand jury investigating the White House sex scandal
Paulson also stars in the FX anthology series American Horror Story created by Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
Murphy, 51, also has developed the upcoming FX anthology series Feud with the first season titled Bette And Joan.
The series premiering on March 5 will focus on the behind the scenes battles between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford during the making of their 1962 movie What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? with Paulson portraying actress Geraldine Page.