FX announced today that subscribers to the commercial-free FX+ digital service will be able to watch the premiere episode of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” starting Friday, Jan. 12, five days ahead of the series premiere on FX.

FX+ is the commercial-free on demand hub for all seasons of almost every current and library title of FX original series. The service is currently available to Comcast Xfinity TV and Cox Contour subscribers who upgrade their service to include FX+ in their video package for $5.99 per month.

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” the second installment of the “American Crime Story” limited series, will premiere on FX on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, Dan Minahan, Tom Rob Smith, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski are executive producers of the series.