“American Horror Story” is one of FX’s most successful series to date, having aired for 12 cycles (and 132 episodes) since 2011 and winning 17 Emmys along the way. In January 2020, the cable network made the brave decision to renew Ryan Murphy And Brad Falchuk‘s horror anthology series for three more episodes: season 11, season 12, And Season 13. That ensures that the flagship show will be on our TV screens until at least 2025. Scary good!
Here’s everything you need to know so far about season 13 of ‘American Horror Story.’ Bookmark this page as we will update it as new information is revealed.
‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Update
In October 2024 chairman of FX Johannes Landgraf provided an update on the future of “AHS” when he told Variety: “One of the reasons I thought ‘American Horror Story’ was such a brilliant idea was because Ryan likes to invent things. He likes to create worlds. ‘American Horror Story’ gave Ryan the opportunity to create all these worlds.” With Murphy’s new horror show “Grotesquerie” airing on FX in fall 2024 instead of “AHS,” that “never meant” it was over, Landgraf confirmed. “It just meant, let’s put that aside and put Ryan’s creativity and sense of inventiveness to work on doing something different now.”
‘American Horror Story’ season 13 theme
In the same interview, Murphy explained that he’s “always working on” the next season of “AHS,” but hasn’t “really landed on a specific theme” for the 13th cycle yet. The producer noted, “There are a few things that are up for debate.” As a reminder, the previous twelve ‘AHS’ subtitles were ‘Murder House’, ‘Asylum’, ‘Coven’, ‘Freak Show’, ‘Hotel’, ‘Roanoke’, ‘Cult’, ‘Apocalypse’, ‘1984’, ‘Double function’, ‘NYC’ and ‘Delicate’. What theme do YOU hope the show tackles next? Sound off in the comments section.
Cast of Season 13 of ‘American Horror Story’
Murphy always reflects on his time with “the original gangster cast,” even revealing to Variety, “I had a great conversation with Sarah Paulson Recently she said, ‘Okay, I think it’s time to get the band back together, so let’s make some phone calls… People love that brand and they loved me in it.'” The showrunner added : “So I’m having dinner with Sarah and… Evan Peters in the not too distant future, because they are both dear to me. I love that show. I will never give up that show.” For those keeping track at home, Paulson and Peters have appeared in a total of nine seasons, the latest being “Double Feature,” and they are both Emmy Award winners for “The People v. OJ Simpson” and “Mare of Easttown” . respectively.
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“American Horror Story” Season 13 Release Date
Fans have become accustomed to seeing a new cycle debut in the fall, but in 2024 that timeslot went to “Grotesquerie.” Does this mean season 13 will premiere in fall 2025? Stay informed. Please note that all previous episodes on the calendar appeared in October (seasons 1-5 and 11), September (seasons 6-9 and 12), or August (season 10).
Recording of season 13 of ‘American Horror Story’
New episodes of “AHS” have not yet begun pre-production or filming, as of the end of the 2024 calendar year. Murphy told The Wrap in October 2024 Halley Feifferwho served as showrunner for season 12, “is working on her other season, which is incredible.” As soon as we have more information, we will be sure to let you know.
Number of episodes of season 13 of ‘American Horror Story’
The number of episodes for “AHS 13” will likely be around 10 one-hour episodes. The only ones that went under that number were seasons 9 and 12, which finished with just nine episodes. Seasons 6, 8, 10, and 11 produced 10 episodes each, while season 7 consisted of 11 episodes, seasons 1 and 5 aired 12 episodes, and seasons 2, 3, and 4 had 13 episodes.
What about “American Horror Stories”?
Don’t be confused, “AHS” fans. “American Horror Stories” (with a plural ending) is an FX in Hulu’s anthology spin-off series where each episode tells a different creepy story. The show began in 2021 and has aired a total of 24 episodes as of 2024 (with season 3 interrupted by the Hollywood strikes). There is no official announcement about “Stories” season 4 yet.
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