Paul Anthony Kelly Goes Blonde For AHS Season 13
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- Ryan Murphy posted a first-look photo of Paul Anthony Kelly with newly dyed blonde hair ahead of American Horror Story Season 13.
- Paul Anthony Kelly, who plays JFK Jr. in Murphy's Love Story, is also slated for The Housemaid's Secret with Kirsten Dunst and Sydney Sweeney.
- American Horror Story Season 13 will extend Season 3's Coven concept, tying together Season 1's Murder House, Season 5's Hotel, and Season 8's Apocalypse.
- Sarah Paulson returns as Cordelia Goode alongside Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Angela Bassett, Evan Peters, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, and Billie Lourd, with Ariana Grande and Joey Pollari also joining.
- John Carroll Lynch and Mat Fraser reprise their Freak Show characters Twisty the Clown and Paul the Illustrated Seal, while Berto Colon joins as Joe the Doorman employed by Jessica Lange's character.
- American Horror Story is FX's longest-running hourlong series, having launched in 2011 and amassed more than 100 Emmy nominations.
Why it matters: AHS Season 13 is being framed as a franchise-spanning mythology event by reviving Coven and connecting it to Murder House, Hotel, and Apocalypse, while bringing back at least eight franchise veterans plus Ariana Grande — giving FX's longest-running hourlong series (100+ Emmy noms since 2011) a multi-season crossover hook designed to re-energize longtime fans.
