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American Horror Stories is a horror-drama television show created and produced by Ryan Murphy. It is a spin-off series to American Horror Story, with each episode being hour-long, contained anthology episodes. The series premiered Thursday July 15, 2021, exclusively on FX on Hulu.[1] A second installment premiered on July 21, 2022 on Hulu.[2]
Premise[]
"American Horror Stories" is a spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's award-winning hit anthology series American Horror Story. "American Horror Stories" is a weekly anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode. Since 2011, the creators of "AHS" have redefined the horror genre with various installments featuring a creepy asylum, a coven of witches, a traveling freak show, a haunted hotel and the apocalypse itself. The television series sprouted a legion of dedicated fans who anticipate what terrors the next chapter will hold.[3]
Plot[]
An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.
Episodes[]
| № | Installment | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | Installment 1 | "Rubber(wo)Man" | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk | Loni Peristere | July 15, 2021 |
 
Prominent cast: Matt Bomer, Gavin Creel, Sierra McCormick, Kaia Gerber, Aaron Tveit. | |||||
| 3 | Installment 1 | "Drive In" | Manny Coto | Eduardo Sánchez | July 22, 2021 |
  Prominent cast: Rhenzy Feliz, Madison Bailey, Naomi Grossman, John Carroll Lynch. | |||||
| 4 | Installment 1 | "The Naughty List" | Manny Coto | Max Winkler | July 29, 2021 |
  Prominent cast: Kevin McHale, Nico Greetham, Dyllon Burnside, Charles Melton, Danny Trejo. | |||||
| 5 | Installment 1 | "BA'AL" | Ali Adler & Manny Coto | Sanaa Hamri | August 5, 2021 |
  Prominent cast: Billie Lourd, Ronen Rubinstein. | |||||
| 6 | Installment 1 | "Feral" | Manny Coto | Manny Coto | August 12, 2021 |
  Prominent cast: Cody Fern, Aaron Tveit. | |||||
| 7 | Installment 1 | "Game Over" | Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk | Liz Friedlander | August 19, 2021 |
  Prominent cast: Dylan McDermott, Sierra McCormick, Kaia Gerber, Jamie Brewer. | |||||
| 1 | Installment 2 | "Dollhouse" | Manny Coto | Loni Peristere | July 21, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Denis O'Hare, Kristine Froseth, Houston Jax Towe. | |||||
| 2 | Installment 2 | "Aura" | Manny Coto | Max Winkler | July 28, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Max Greenfield. | |||||
| 3 | Installment 2 | "Drive" | Manny Coto | Yangzom Brauen | August 4, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Bella Thorne, Nico Greetham. | |||||
| 4 | Installment 2 | "Milkmaids" | Our Lady J | Alonso Alvarez | August 11, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Cody Fern, Seth Gabel. | |||||
| 5 | Installment 2 | "Bloody Mary" | Angela L. Harvey | SJ Main Muñoz | August 18, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Dominique Jackson, Quvenzhané Wallis. | |||||
| 6 | Installment 2 | "Facelift" | Manny Coto | Marcus Stokes | August 25, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Judith Light, Rebecca Dayan. | |||||
| 7 | Installment 2 | "Necro" | Crystal Liu | Logan Kibens | September 1, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Madison Iseman, Cameron Cowperthwaite. | |||||
| 8 | Installment 2 | "Lake" | Manny Coto | Tessa Blake | September 8, 2022 |
  Prominent cast: Alicia Silverstone, Teddy Sears. | |||||
| 1 | Installment 3 | "Bestie" | Joe Baken | Max Winkler | October 26, 2023 |
| After the loss of her mother, a young woman seeks connection in a mysterious online friend.[17]
Prominent cast: Jessica Barden, Emma Halleen, Seth Gabel, Jeff Hiller, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Allius Barnes. | |||||
| 2 | Installment 3 | "Daphne" | Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto | Elegance Bratton | October 26, 2023 |
| An artificial intelligence smart device grows attached to her user.[18]
Prominent cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Reid Scott, Maury Ginsberg. | |||||
| 3 | Installment 3 | "Tapeworm" | Joe Baken | Alexis Martin Woodall | October 26, 2023 |
| An up-and-coming model will stop at nothing in her hunger for success. [19]
Prominent cast: Lisa Rinna, Laura Kariuki, Rob Yang, Hazel Graye. | |||||
| 4 | Installment 3 | "Organ" | Manny Coto | Petra Collins | October 26, 2023 |
| A blind date through an online dating app goes very awry.[20]
Prominent cast: Raúl Castillo, Emily Browning, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Laila Robins. | |||||
| 5 | Installment 3 | "Backrooms" | Jon Robin Baitz & Joe Baken | David Gelb | October 15, 2024 |
| A desperate father will do anything... and go anywhere for a chance at finding his missing son. [21]
Prominent cast: TBA | |||||
| 6 | Installment 3 | "Clone" | Ned Martel & Charlie Carver | Max Winkler | October 15, 2024 |
| Following a debilitating accident, a tech billionaire assigns a robotic clone to temporarily replace himself... or at least that was his plan. [22]
Prominent cast: TBA | |||||
| 7 | Installment 3 | "X" | Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto & Austin Elliott | Matt Spicer | October 15, 2024 |
| After a dangerous patient disappears, a determined hospital nurse sets out to find her, uncovering a horrifying truth in the process. [23]
Prominent cast: TBA | |||||
| 8 | Installment 3 | "Leprechaun" | Joe Baken | Alexis Martin Woodall | October 15, 2024 |
| In order to make ends meet, a group of unemployed laborers break into the local bank. What begins as a run-of-the-mill heist devolves into anything but. [24]
Prominent cast: TBA | |||||
| 9 | Installment 3 | "The Thing Under the Bed" | Manny Coto | Courtney Hoffman | October 15, 2024 |
| Against the wishes of powerful forces, a grieving wife peels back the sinister history of her neighborhood in an attempt to prove her innocence. [25]
Prominent cast: TBA | |||||
Production[]
The series was first announced by Ryan Murphy on his Instagram and later confirmed by FX, [26] with FX chairman John Landgraf announcing the premiere for July, 2021 on FX on Hulu.[27]
Murphy announced that the series will feature 16 episodes and that many cast members from the original series will be part of it. The episode count for the first installment was later reduced to 7.[26]
On August 4th, 2020, during a Netflix panel for her upcoming series Ratched, Sarah Paulson announced that she would be directing the series.[28] However, this never materialized likely due to conflicting schedules.
The posters for the first season contain hidden clues to then upcoming AHS: Double Feature.
In August 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, ahead of the first season' finale.[29]
FX Networks released the promotional poster for Season 2 on June 21, 2022, and released its official teaser on June 30, 2022. The teaser is titled "Die-O-Rama" and it showed creepy human dolls and dollhouses while The Chordettes' "Mr. Sandman" plays in the background. [30]
Production on a third season was halted by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[31] Due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, filming for Season 12 of AHS: Delicate was paused in June, 2023, affecting production of the spin-off series as well. [32] As of July, 2023, FX on Hulu has yet to officially announce the release date for the third season. [33]
The first four episodes would be released as part of the 'Huluween' event on October 26, 2023, on Hulu.[34]
The reminder five episodes of season 3 were slated to broadcasting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 as part of the 2024 'Huluween' event on Hulu.
Casting[]
On November 11, 2020, Ryan Murphy revealed via Instagram that many actors from the original series will star in the spin-off. Furthermore, he replied to Dylan McDermott's and Cody Fern's comments on the image confirming that both are part of the cast. [26] Ryan Murphy expanded the cast by adding Glee alum Kevin McHale, Pose actor Dyllón Burnside, The Prom‘s Nico Greetham, and Charles Melton, who previously co-starred as Mr. Wu in Hotel.[35]
A sneak peek of some of the American Horror Stories cast was released on social media on July 8, 2021. The video is reminiscent of key elements of Murder House, and shows the credits on a TV screen with eerie interferences.[36]
A sneak peek of some of the cast for the third episode was released on March 20. Similarly to the previous one, it features close shots of tools in a basement laboratory, cast names on a TV screen with interferences, and interactions between Rubber Man and Rubber Woman.[37]
For the second season, the cast was revealed through a sneak peak video. Cody Fern, Max Greenfield, Nico Greetham, Denis O'Hare and Gabourey Sidibe — all of whom have either appeared in episode of American Horror Stories or their own seasons of American Horror Story, or in some cases both — will be back for more scares this season. The video also revealed new actors joining the franchise – Dominique Jackson, Judith Light, Alicia Silverstone, Bella Thorne and Quvenzhané Wallis. [38]
Former star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Lisa Rinna is expected to appear in an episode of the third season of the anthology series titled "Tapeworm."[39]
Gallery[]
Trailers[]
