‘American Horror Story’ Season 13: Everything We Know

Logo text Get ready horror fans, because a new season of American Horror Story is approaching, and it brings back some of the series’ most beloved characters — and the actors who play them. Created , AHS first debuted in 2011 with Murder House and has since taken viewers through season two’s Asylum, season three’s Coven, season four’s Freak Show, season five’s Hotel, season six’s Roanoke, season seven’s Cult, season eight’s Apocalypse, season nine’s 1984, season 10’s Double Feature, season 11’s NYC and season 12’s Delicate. Now, the anthology series is nearly back for season 13, with franchise favorites including Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts and more stepping back into the Emmy-winning series, which has become a staple of the Murphy-verse The season is executive produced by Murphy, Falchuk, Ned Martel, Charlie Carver, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Tanase Popa, Crystle Roberson Dorsey, Jennifer Salt and Tim Minear. It’s produced by 20th Television. Below, The Hollywood Reporter breaks down everything there is to know about AHS: 13 — from its new and returning castmembers to what Murphy has teased about the franchise’s future and the first official footage. When Will Season 13 Be Released? After AHS: 13 was originally indicated to premiere around Halloween 2026, FX set its official release date for Sept. 24 at 9 p. m. The season will include 13 half-hour episodes, with premiere week and week two each featuring three episodes. Following that, two episodes will be released each Thursday leading up to the 13th and final episode on Oct. 29. Light your candles, draw your pentagrams and prepare for a supreme surprise.” Murphy recently told THR, “This season is a thank you to the fans for continuing to watch.” He also teased to be on the lookout for certain nods to past seasons. “We also had a lot of the original costumes still in storage that we got to use,” Murphy said. “So there are little Easter eggs threaded around in the set decoration where fans can be like, ‘Wait, wasn’t that in season two?’ It was.”  Who Is Returning for Season 13? Images (4) A plethora of franchise veterans are returning for AHS: 13. Find out who and which seasons they’ve previously been in below. Gupta/FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection; Ray Mickshaw/FX/Courtesy Everett Collection; Michele K. Short/FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection (2) Over the past few months, Murphy has posted first looks of actors returning in character on his Instagram.