Halle Berry Addresses Exit From Ryan Murphy’s ‘All’s Fair’ — Sarah Paulson & More Join Cast

Kelli Boyle August 13, 2024, 5:17 pm

(L-R) Kim Kardashian, Halle Berry, Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close — Getty Images

All’s Fair in love and TV. Halle Berry was previously announced as one of the three stars of Ryan Murphy‘s newest upcoming series, the Hulu legal drama. The Oscar winner was to star alongside Glenn Close and Kim Kardashian but she backed out of the Hulu series not long after that casting was announced. Now, Berry has addressed her exit from the in-development drama, albeit vaguely.

All’s Fair tracks Kardashian as a Los Angeles divorce lawyer who works at a firm run by Close. No other details about the plot or characters have been revealed, and Berry didn’t share much about what’s to come in the series in her recent comments about her exit, which was due to scheduling conflicts.

“You know, things happen for a reason,” Berry told Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of her Netflix spy comedy The Union on August 12. “I would have loved to have been there with those ladies, and I know it’s gonna be great. Ryan Murphy! I mean, you know, duh. But next time!”

Even with Berry’s departure, All’s Fair still has a stacked cast that includes Sarah Paulson in her return to Murphy’s TV universe. Here’s all there is to know about All’s Fair.

**What is Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair about?**

Close’s law firm in the series is said to be a woman-run establishment top to bottom. While Kardashian and Close were the first stars announced, the series will be an ensemble drama with a stacked cast of women.

**Who is in Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair cast?**

Berry’s exit reportedly didn’t result in her role being given to another actor. Instead, new roles were created for Paulson and Niecy Nash-Betts, Naomi Watts, and Teyana Taylor to play, according to Variety. All but Taylor will executive produce the series with Murphy, Kardashian, and Close. Kardashian logged her first series regular role in Murphy’s American Horror Story: Delicate (Season 12) alongside Emma Roberts.

Murphy is credited as the writer, director, and EP for All’s Fair, which is the first show to be announced as part of the Glee creator’s overall deal with Disney, inked after his overall deal with Netflix ended. His move from Netflix to Disney was announced in 2023.

Kardashian isn’t the only member of her famous family getting a producing credit on the show. Kris Jenner is one of the executive producers as well. She joins Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken, Jamie Pachino, Lyn Greene, and Richard Levine also serve who are writers and executive producers, and Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, and Holly Jeter, who are solely EPs.

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Paulson is the staple actor in Murphy’s many TV shows, especially in the American Horror Story and American Crime Story franchises. Watts and Nash-Betts have also starred in several Murphy titles, with Nash-Betts taking home an Emmy for her performance in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story in 2024. She also starred in Scream Queens. Paulson won an Emmy for The People vs. OJ Simpson. Watts is nominated at the 2024 Emmy Awards (airing in September) for her performance in the second season of anthology series Feud: Capote vs. the Swans and previously starred in The Watcher.

All’s Fair marks Paulson’s first Murphy show since Impeachment: American Crime Story.

When does Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair come out?

A release date will be announced at a later time, and it’s not known if the show has begun filming. But it will film in California. All’s Fair was one of five TV series awarded $58 million in tax credits to film in the state by the California Film Commission, as announced in July (per Variety).