Directed by Floyd Russ, AMERICAN MANHUNT: OJ SIMPSON debuted January 29, 2025, on Netflix, and has swiftly risen to #1 in the streamer’s TV Shows Top Ten. Featuring new interviews with prosecutor Christopher Darden, police detective Mark Fuhrman, and others, this 4-part documentary series investigates the shocking murder case that became a cultural phenomenon, with many feeling justice has not been served for victims Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Union Editorial’s Katherine LeBlond is a producer on the project, supported by Supervising Editor Jim Haygood and a vast Union team that combed through 12,858 pieces of archival footage from 682 archival vendors in bringing this story to the screen.
AMERICAN MANHUNT: OJ SIMPSON arrives on the heels of successful Union-Netflix collaborations such as OUTSTANDING: A COMEDY REVOLUTION and HOUSE OF SECRETS: THE BURARI DEATHS. Netflix approached Union in the summer of 2023 to join forces and to collaborate with production companies Ventureland and The Cut, who are behind the inception of the series as well as Season 1 of the American Manhunt series (THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING.)
“We began filming OJ several months before he passed away in April 2024,” LeBlond recalled. “While the timing was ill-fated, it did allow us to secure some high-profile interviews that would likely not have happened otherwise.”
LeBlond cited the dedication and expertise of the team, noting that, “At times, our crew were on four different continents working together. This was a Herculean group effort, particularly from our assistant edit team, Roman Petrov, Daniel Horne, and our Industry Standard Experience Resident, Carmen Bartolome.”
Decider, in a ‘Stream It’ recommendation, said that AMERICAN MANHUNT: OJ SIMPSON excels at “filling in the blanks of where both the LAPD and the District Attorney’s office fell down on the job, especially as they talk to witnesses that were never called to testify or point to photos of blood and other physical evidence that was never collected by police.”
About Union
Union Editorial has offices located in Los Angeles, New York, and London, where it maintains an alliance with Marshall Street Editors. The company also develops and produces original content. Other Union companies include Hunter, which provides finishing services, vfx, graphics and mix for commercials, features and gaming. Union is presided over by Partner/Managing Director Michael Raimondi alongside Executive Producer Joe Ross, Partner/Managing Director Caryn Maclean alongside Executive Producer Melissa Lubin in NY, and Logan Aries, Executive Producer of Hunter. The Union roster is comprised of Partner/Editors Jim Haygood, Einar Thorsteinsson, Jay Friedkin, Sloane Klevin, Marco Perez, Merritt Duff, Graham Turner, and Chris Huth, editors Daniel Luna, Laura Milstein, Jason Lucas, Karen Kourtessis, Kevin Ray, Rachael Connelly, Zach Kashkett, Andrea MacArthur, Amanda Perry, Justin “Q” Quagliata, Vinnie Hobbs, Rodrigo Brazão, Rick Lawley, and Jono Griffith, as well as select projects with Guicho Flores, Teddy Gersten, Tim Thornton-Allan, Matt Chesse, John Mayes, Spencer Ferszt, and the Marshall Street roster.
