Disney +: This series about one of the biggest American scandals is a must-see!

In France, the Clinton-Lewinsky affair caused a lot of ink, but it was nothing compared to the consequences it caused in the United States. With Impeachment, creator Ryan Murphy offers to bring the confrontation to life as closely as possible. He sneaks between the walls of the White House to film the scandal from the inside.

An opportunity for the non-American public to learn more about the details and who played a key role in this national crisis. As with the first two seasons of American Crime Story – which respectively focused on the trial of OJ Simpson and the murder of Gianni Versace – this new chapter pushes the resemblance to real characters and the reconstruction of facts to extremes.

On screen, the performers appear transformed, starting with Sarah Paulson, whose face and body, disfigured by prosthetics, give way to Linda Tripp’s. The rendering is impressive, its performance is equally impressive. To bring this fascinating and manipulative character to life, the actor works on body language and voice, which is also unrecognizable.

Benny Feldstein, meanwhile, seems less subtle but just as compelling in the shoes of the trapped gullible listener. In America, the metamorphosis of the actors of the program was severely criticized, accusing the series of taking on the look of pastiche. If the creators of Impeachment emphasize the physical aspect of the characters so much, it’s because these women’s bodies were really attacked and mocked during the events.

Beyond the reconstruction of this scandal, the program aims to tell the story exclusively from a woman’s point of view, and this is the big idea of ​​​​the series. There is also a climate of anxiety. With its dark photography, long dialogues in corridors and many characters on the phone, the fiction takes the codes of the political thriller – that is, espionage – and eats itself as such.

Consisting of 10 episodes, the impeachment continues in a case that has not lost its relevance 20 years later and at the dawn of a new era. This is the fate of a 22-year-old young woman, which was reported in the press around the world.

If you are interested in this scandal, Ryan Murphy and Sarah Burgess offer entertainment while brilliantly pointing out past mistakes such as the sexual abuse these women suffered, whether angels or demons.

American Crime Story: Impeachment is available on Disney+.