
The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Tom Rob Smith, 2018
Vulgar Favors
Maureen Orth, 1999
The Assassination of Gianni Versace is a TV series created by Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and Tom Rob Smith in 2018 and based on the book Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History by Maureen Orth, first published in 1999. The TV series features Edgar Ramirez, Darren Criss, Penélope Cruz, Ricky Martin, Mike Farrell, Judith Light, and others.
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Storyline
The second season of American Crime Story explores the murder of Gianni Versace, who was killed on the steps of his home in Miami Beach in 1997 by serial murderer Andrew Cunanan, who killed five people that year and then killed himself on a house boat, eight days after killing Versace.
Movie vs Book

Year
2018
Minutes
42
Movie Rate
8.40
Source: IMDb
TV Series
The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Original title: American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Creator: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Tom Rob Smith
Country: USA
Year: 2018
Length: 42m / 27 episodes

Year
1999
Pages
560
Book Rate
7.34
S: Goodreads
Book
Vulgar Favors
Subtitle: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History
Author: Maureen Orth
Country: USA
First published in: 1999
Length: 560 pages
Genre: Biography
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