Matthew Broderick joins FX's 'Katrina: American Crime Story'
Matthew Broderick has been confirmed for FX's "Katrina: American Crime Story" reports Variety.
The actor has joined Annette Bening for the second installment in the "American Crime Story" anthology series, with the pair the first cast members to be confirmed.
Broderick is set to play Michael Brown, the former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who was roundly criticized for the agency's slow response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina after she hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005.
Brown resigned from FEMA less than two weeks after President Bush visited a Katrina disaster site and famously proclaimed, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," despite the storm's victims being housed for days without electricity and basic staples inside New Orleans' Superdome and other facilities.
Bening is set to play Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Bianco.
"People V. O.J. Simpson" was a huge success for FX, scoring record ratings and picking up nine Emmy awards.
Cast members from the first season, "People V. O.J. Simpson," are also expected to make an appearance in "Katrina" but none have formally been announced by FX.
