Singer Lady Gaga will play fashion designer Donatella Versace in the upcoming third season of American Crime Story.
The ten-episode instalment of the drama focuses on the murder of designer Gianni Versace at his Miami Beach home by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in July 1997.
Versace/Cunanan: American Crime Story will air after the second season of the anthology, set to focus on Hurricane Katrina. Both seasons will begin filming in early 2017.
American Crime Story is executive produced by Ryan Murphy. Gaga previously gave a Golden Globe-winning performance on American Horror Story: Hotel, a series that was co-created by Murphy. She also features in the current series of that programme, which is subtitled Roanoke.
Murphy hinted at the casting during a panel in late October.
When the panel moderator suggested that Gaga would be “the perfect Donatella”, Murphy said: “Ya think?” with a grin.
