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American Horror Story
Created byRyan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Directed byRyan Murphy
StarringDylan McDermott
Connie Britton
Denis O'Hare
Evan Peters
Jessica Lange
Taissa Farmiga
Frances Conroy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRyan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Dante Di Loretto
Running time60 minutes
Production company20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkFX

American Horror Story is an upcoming dramatic television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.[1] On July 18, 2011 it was reported that the project had been picked up to series by FX.[2] It will premiere on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. The story focuses on a family that moves to a decrepit mansion in Los Angeles, unaware that the once-noble home is haunted.

Cast

Production

Development history

In February 2011, FX officially announced that it had ordered a pilot for a possible series from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, with both Murphy and Falchuk writing and Murphy directing. Dante Di Loreto was announced as executive producer. Production on the series began in April 2011.[3] On July, 18 2011, FX officially announced the project had been picked up to series.[2]

Writing

Murphy and Falchuk co-wrote the pilot episode together, with Murphy directing. On August 3, 2011, it was announced that Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, James Wong and Jessica Sharzer had joined the series as writers.[4]

Casting

March 18, 2011, Connie Britton was cast in a lead role as Vivien Harmon, the wife of therapist Ben Harmon.[5] Denis O’Hare was cast later in March as Larry.[6] Jessica Lange joined the cast in April as Constance. This marks her first regular television series role.[7] On April 29, Dylan McDermott was cast as Ben Harmon, the male lead and husband of Vivien. His character was described as "a handsome and masculine but sensitive therapist who loves his family but has hurt his wife."[8] In May, Taissa Farmiga and Evan Peters were cast as Violet Harmon and Tate Langdon, respectively.[9] Frances Conroy and Alexandra Breckinridge were later both cast as Moira. Conroy will play an older version of Moria and Breckinridge will play a younger version of the character.[10]

Zachary Quinto joined the cast in August as Chad, the former owner of the house.[11] Teddy Sears was soon cast as his partner.[12]

Promotion

As part of the promotion for the series, FX launched a "House Call" campaign, in which viewers at home could sign up and come face-to-face with a character from the series.[13]

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Promotional poster of American Horror Story.

Prior to the series premiere, FX released several clues to shine light on the series. They were offered on the show's official YouTube channel. Nine clues were released, entitled "Cello", "Baby", "Couples", "Coffin", "Lying Down", "Fire", "Stairs", "Melt" and "Red Cello".[14]

International broadcast

Country Channel Premiere date
United Kingdom United Kingdom FX November 7 2011[15]
Poland Poland FX November 12 2011[16]

References

  1. ^ Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk Return to FX With Drama Series Pilot "American Horror Story", thefutoncritic, February 17, 2011
  2. ^ a b CW FX Orders "American Horror Story" to Series, thefutoncritic, July 18, 2011 Cite error: The named reference "seriespickedup" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (February 17, 2011). "FX orders 'American Horror Story' from 'Glee' pair". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 3, 2011). "'American Horror Story' Adds Tim Minear, 3 More Writers (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  5. ^ Stransky, Tanner (March 18, 2011). "'Friday Night Lights' star Connie Britton cast in Ryan Murphy's 'American Horror Story' pilot". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 30, 2011). "Denis O'Hare Joins Ryan Murphy's FX Pilot 'American Horror Story' pilot". Deadline. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 13, 2011). "Jessica Lange To Star In Ryan Murphy/Brad Falchuk's FX Pilot 'American Horror Story'". Deadline. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2011). "Dylan McDermott To Star In Ryan Murphy's FX Pilot 'American Horror Story'". Deadline. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 5, 2011). "'American Horror Story' Casts Young Leads". Deadline. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  10. ^ Abrams, Natalie (May 25, 2011). "Frances Conroy, Alexandra Breckinridge Cast in American Horror Story". TV Guide. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 26, 2011). "Zachary Quinto To Join FX's 'Horror Story', Show To Do 2-Part Halloween Episode". Deadline. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  12. ^ Jensen, Michael (September 1, 2011). "Teddy Sears Cast as Zachary Quinto's Partner on "American Horror Story"". AfterElton.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  13. ^ Carp, Jesse (August 10, 2011). "American Horror Story Continues Creepy Promos Plus A Horror House Call Campaign". Television Blend. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  14. ^ Carp, Jesse (August 5, 2011). "American Horror Story Promos Are Creepy Clues". Television Blend. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  15. ^ "FX UK's Photos". FX UK on Facebook. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  16. ^ "Fox: "American Horror story" w Polsce tuż po premierze w USA". media2.pl. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
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