The People v OJ Simpson opens with footage from the Rodney King beating, and the LA Uprising. It gives viewers a sense of the racial climate in LA and across the US at the time OJ Simpson was charged with the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Fast forward two years and a chauffer is waiting for his client in front of a stretch white limo. Cuba Gooding Jr, as Orenthal James Simpson comes out of the house carrying a ton bags. He’s late, says he overslept and had to take a shower. OJ hopes he can still make his flight. He’s headed to the airport to make it to Chicago. On the ride, the driver, a young white guy, makes nervous chat and apologizes for flipping out when OJ walked out. He’s never driven a celebrity before. As if anyone watching this didn’t know OJ was a big deal, it’s now been conveyed.