American Horror Story's Future Sealed: Season 14 Renewal Confirmed After 13 Seasons!
American Horror Story has secured a 14th season renewal following the immense success of its current all-star 13th season. The latest installment brought back franchise legends like Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson, achieving record-breaking streaming numbers and reasserting its dominance as FX's longest-running series. The season's storyline features a hospice worker, returning characters, witches, and an array of iconic villains, building to a terrifying climax.
"American Horror Story," the acclaimed anthology series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, has officially been renewed for its 14th season at FX, with its debut expected next year. This renewal solidifies its status as FX’s longest-running hour-long series, having driven over 2 billion hours of engagement since its inaugural season in 2011. The series is known for its shifting narratives each season while frequently featuring callbacks and a consistent cadre of actors, many of whom have garnered Emmy wins, including Kathy Bates, James Cromwell, and Jessica Lange.
The announcement comes amidst significant success for the current 13th season, proving that "13" is indeed a lucky number for the franchise. Season 13's premiere garnered 4 million views in four days, marking the best streaming performance of any premiere in the series' history. This is a particularly noteworthy achievement given the three-year hiatus that followed the 2023 premiere of Season 12, "Delicate," and represents the biggest ratings win for not only an "American Horror Story" premiere but for any of Ryan Murphy's many projects.
Season 13 is an all-star reunion, bringing back a multitude of franchise legends. Jessica Lange, who had been absent since the 10th season in 2018, makes a triumphant return alongside Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, and Leslie Grossman. Other familiar faces include Frances Conroy, Jamie Brewer, John Carroll Lynch, Mena Suvari, Mat Fraser, and Seth Gabel, who also appeared in the "American Horror Stories" spinoff. The season also introduces new talent to the franchise, such as Joey Pollari, Avantika, Elle Chapman, Berto Colon, Alex Consani, Orlando Jones, Paul Anthony Kelly, Tig Notaro, Madelaine Petsch, Fedor Steer, Zach Villa, and John Waters. A key plot point involves Joey Pollari's character, Ben DeSoto, a hospice care worker with a phobia of the number 13, tasked with caring for characters from previous "American Horror Story" seasons, which explains the extensive volume of returning stars.
The narrative of Season 13 delves into new and old evils. It sees a return to Miss Robichaux's Academy, a boarding school for witches overseen by Cordelia Goode, portrayed by Sarah Paulson. Here, various threats emerge globally, including Twisty the Clown from the "Freak Show" season, a collection of real-world serial killers from the "Hotel" and "1984" seasons, and even a character embodying late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, played by Jessica Lange. Ben DeSoto's charge, Mr. Nas, may or may not be Satan, adding to the season's mysterious and terrifying climax. Episodes 11 and 12 are set to premiere on October 22, leading up to the grand finale on October 29, just two days before Halloween.
The 13th season is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ned Martel, Charlie Carver, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Tanase Popa, Crystle Roberson Dorsey, Jennifer Salt, and Tim Minear. 20th Television serves as the studio behind the successful and long-running series, which has amassed over 100 Emmy nominations throughout its history.