‘The People v. OJ Simpson’ EPs Explain Their ‘Little Sprinkling’ of Kardashian Kids

TCA 2016: Ryan Murphy says “only four or five” of more than 400 scenes involve little Kim and Khloe

The People v. OJ Simpson TCA
(L-R) Executive Producer/Writer Scott Alexander, Executive Producer/Writer Larry Karaszewski, Executive Producer Brad Simpson, Executive Producer/Director Ryan Murphy, Executive Producer Nina Jacobson, Co-Executive Producer/Director Anthony M. Hemingway and Consultant Jeffrey Toobin speak onstage during "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" panel discussion at the FX portion of the 2015 Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel on January 16, 2016 in Pasadena, California.

Executive Producers on “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” are happy to have a few minutes of Kardashian kids on their upcoming FX miniseries — but certainly no more than that.

“We thought it’d be valuable just to have them there for a little sprinkling,” executive producer and writer Scott Alexander said Saturday at the show’s Television Critics Association press junket. “They’re probably in no more than five minutes out of the 10 hours.”

He added: “They were sort of emblematic of the sort of beginning of this era, when someone like Kato Kaelin or Faye Resnick would become famous, and no one was really sure why they were famous.”

Fellow executive producer and director Ryan Murphy tried to quantify the youngest characters’ limited involvement as well.

“In the 10 episodes, there are over 400 scenes that were written … and only four or five of them involve the Kardashian children.” he told TV critics. “So, I think that gives you sort of a grasp on how important we felt they were to the story.”

Sounds like that means, “not especially important.”

“The People v. O.J. Simpson” is a dramatic retelling of the so-called “Trial of the Century,” in which ex-collegiate and professional football star-turned actor O.J. Simpson was charged in the Brentwood double homicide of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Spoiler alert: He got off.

Season 1 of the “American Crime Story” anthology series debuts Tuesday, Feb. 2 on FX.

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