Apart from a few familiar faces like Emma Roberts, Cody Fern, Leslie Grossman and Billie Lourd, the stars of “American Horror Story: 1984” are mostly newcomers to the FX anthology series. And noticeably absent from the announced cast for Season 9 are several staples of the franchise, including Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters.
For fans wondering why Paulson and Peters, among others, aren’t returning for the upcoming installment of Ryan Murphy’s “Ahs,” FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf has your answer: Season 8 a.k.a. “American Horror Story: Apocalypse,” the crossover between “Murder House” (Season 1) and “Coven” (Season 3).
“Remember, he did something really interesting, which is he decided to weave multiple different cycles through the eighth season, and so it was the biggest cast ever,” Landgraf told TheWrap during the Television Critics Association press tour Tuesday. “You had actors that were playing 2-3 different characters. You had to...
For fans wondering why Paulson and Peters, among others, aren’t returning for the upcoming installment of Ryan Murphy’s “Ahs,” FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf has your answer: Season 8 a.k.a. “American Horror Story: Apocalypse,” the crossover between “Murder House” (Season 1) and “Coven” (Season 3).
“Remember, he did something really interesting, which is he decided to weave multiple different cycles through the eighth season, and so it was the biggest cast ever,” Landgraf told TheWrap during the Television Critics Association press tour Tuesday. “You had actors that were playing 2-3 different characters. You had to...
- 8/7/2019
- by Jennifer Maas and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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