Directed by Michael Uppendahl   Written by Flora Birnbaum   Sarah Burgess   Daniel Pearle   Jeffrey Toobin   Cast Sarah Paulson ... Linda Tripp Beanie Feldstein ... Monica Lewinsky Annaleigh Ashford ... Paula Jones Margo Martindale ... Lucianne Goldberg (credit only) Edie Falco ... Hillary Clinton Clive Owen ... William Jefferson Clinton Colin Hanks ... Mike Emmick Mira Sorvino ... Marcia Lewis Fred Melamed ... William H. Ginsberg Dan Bakkedahl ... Kenneth Starr Billy Eichner ... Matt Drudge Taran Killam ... Steve Jones Darren Goldstein ... Jackie Bennett Rae Dawn Chong ... Betty Currie Danny Jacobs ... Michael Isikoff Christopher McDonald ... Bob Bennett (as Chris McDonald) Scott Michael Morgan ... Mike McCurry Patrick Fischler ... Sidney Blumenthal Tim Martin Gleason ... Associate Teddy Sears ... Jim Fisher Stewart Skelton ... Jim Lehrer Victoria Blade   Brent Sexton ... Dick Morris Judith Light ... Susan Carpenter-McMillan Craig Welzbacher ... Agent Irons Brian Maillard ... Agent Fallon Emma Malouff ... Allison Tripp Julie Pearl ... Ann McDaniel Ryan Nassif ... Ryan Tripp Kandiss Crone ... CNN Anchor Jared Gertner ... Sol Wisenberg Brandon Bales ... Wes Holmes Maury Morgan ... Judge Wright Jo Beth Locklear ... Hay Adams Hostess Sam Sibilsky ... Newsweek Copy Editor Adam Foster Ballard ... Newsweek Guy Lynn Adrianna Freedman ... Lisa Stein Chris Wolfe ... Reporter #1 Alexandra Fatovich ... Reporter #2 Marlon Correa ... Camera Man Carol Schlanger ... Helen Thomas (as Carol Greta Schlanger) Lora Bofill ... White House Reporter #1 Jill Maglione ... White House Reporter #2 Michael Edwin ... Sound Guy Jake Reiner ... White House Reporter #3 Kendra Chell ... Ally Nanrisa Lee ... Mayumi Greg Yoder ... Stephen Michael Scott ... Bombay Club Waiter Sean Christopher Davis ... CNN Producer Brandon Johnston ... Albert Andrew Hansen ... CNN Reporter Mark Atteberry ... CNN Technician Michael Moskewicz ... Adam Dave Michael Fitzgerald ... Stephen Enghouse Johnny Giacalone ... Head Writer Joshua Hoover ... Wayne Joe Spellman ... Mike Josh Callahan ... Brad Sean Cancellieri ... Dave Jay Jackson ... News Anchor Payson Lewis ... Andy Bleiler Nicole Leanne Nelson ... Kate Bleiler Zake Rettman ... Oregon Reporter #1 Beth Fraser ... Oregon Reporter #2 Evan Casey ... Paparazzi Tim Redmond ... Tim Russert Chelsea Edwards ... Reporter Outside White House Zylan Brooks ... Court Reporter (as S. Zylan Brooks) Jay Bingham ... NBC News Weekend Anchor #1 Raquel Leigh Harris ... NBC News Weekend Anchor #2 Dan Rather ... Self (archive footage) Uncredited Cast Anthony Cook ... Reporter at the Watergate Hotel John Goodman ... Linda Tripp (archive footage) Matt Gulbranson ... Watergate Reporter Steve 'Stevieweevie' Jones ... Utility News Crew Yinka Olagbegi ... Guard Molly Shannon ... Monica Lewinsky (archive footage) Dan Verkman ... Paparazzi Produced by Scott Alexander   Flora Birnbaum   Sarah Burgess   Henrietta Conrad   Lou Eyrich   Brad Falchuk   Halley Feiffer   Beanie Feldstein   Nina Jacobson   Melissa Ann Jones   Larry Karaszewski   Jemima Khan   Eric Kovtun   Monica Lewinsky   Alexis Martin Woodall   Ryan Murphy   Todd Nenninger   Sarah Paulson   Tanase Popa   Scott Robertson   Louise Shore   Brad Simpson   Sara Stelwagen   Michael Uppendahl   Original Music by Mac Quayle

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