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Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating and producing a number of television series including Popular (1999–2001), Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), Scream Queens (2015–2016), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), The Politician (2019–2020), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020), American Horror Stories (2021–present), and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022). Murphy also directed the 2006 film adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' memoir Running with Scissors, the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love, the 2014 film adaptation of Larry Kramer's play The Normal Heart, and the 2020 film adaptation of the musical The Prom. Murphy has received six Primetime Emmy Awards from 36 nominations, a Tony Award from two nominations, and two Grammy Award nominations. He has often been cited as "the most powerful man" in modern television, including having signed the largest development deal in television history with Netflix. Murphy is noted for having created a shift in inclusive storytelling that "brought marginalised characters to the masses".
In 1990, a quiet New Hampshire town is shattered when the husband of a young teacher is found dead and the fairy tale of a perfect marriage begins to crumble. Pamela Smart, a 22-year-old media coordinator with big ambitions, becomes the center of a national scandal that exposes America’s dark obsession ''love'' and death. As the investigation unfolds, a forbidden affair with a teenage student spirals into manipulation, betrayal, and one of the first trials ever broadcast on television. Amid public fascination and moral outrage, one question remains: Was Pamela a victim of a sexist media circus or the mastermind behind a calculated murder? Based on a true story
