FX Renews American Horror Story for Season 14 — SkimNews
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- FX renewed Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's 'American Horror Story' for a 14th season, announced a week ahead of the Season 13 finale airing Thursday, October 29
- The renewal follows AHS: 13 posting the franchise's biggest streaming premiere ever, landing on Nielsen's Streaming Top 10 charts and repping Murphy's largest launch ever on Hulu and Disney+
- This is the first renewal for 'American Horror Story' in nearly seven years, defying speculation that the January 2020 three-season pickup (Seasons 11–13) was meant to position Season 13 as the final installment
- 'American Horror Story' is FX's longest-running hour-long series, racking up 100+ Emmy nominations and 17 wins since its 2011 launch, including acting trophies for Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, and James Cromwell
- Season 13 is a New York City-set crossover event tying together franchise timelines and centered on The Apollyon, a building with a portal to Hell in its basement
- The Season 13 cast includes Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, Joey Pollari, and Jessica Lange, with the series produced by 20th Television
Why it matters: The renewal undercuts the widespread assumption that the January 2020 three-season pickup was structured around a 13-season finale, with FX and Murphy now opting to extend a franchise that just delivered its strongest streaming launch ever on Hulu and Disney+ instead of closing it out.
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