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American Horror Story
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GenreHorror
Thriller
Drama
Created byRyan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
StarringConnie Britton
Dylan McDermott
Evan Peters
Taissa Farmiga
Denis O'Hare
Jessica Lange
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRyan Murphy
Brad Falchuk
Dante Di Loreto
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.

Series overview

American Horror Story follows the Harmon family, Ben (Dylan McDermott), Vivien (Connie Britton) and Violet (Taissa Farmiga), who move from Boston to Los Angeles after Ben has an affair. The family moves to a decrepit mansion, unaware that the once noble home is haunted.

Cast

Main

Recurring

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]

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
1"Pilot"[13]Ryan MurphyRyan Murphy & Brad FalchukOctober 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)[13]TBA
A therapist and his family move across the country to escape their troubled past but quickly discover that their new home comes with its own horrific baggage.
2"Home Invasion"[14]UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)[14]TBA
Vivien and Violet get themselves caught in a dangerous situation. Meanwhile, Ben goes back to Boston to fix a mistake that he made.
3"Murder House"[15]UnknownUnknownOctober 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)[15]TBA
Vivien learns the horrific truth about the house's first residents and Ben's visitor causes him to further unravel about what really happened in the haunted house. Constance and Moira have their history revealed.

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.[16]

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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. Ten clues were released, entitled "Cello", "Baby", "Couples", "Coffin", "Lying Down", "Fire", "Stairs", "Melt", "Red Cello" and "Rubber Bump".[17]

Reception

Critical reception

American Horror Story has received generally positive reviews from critics. The first season scored 63 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 12 reviews.[18]

Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly awarded the series a B+, stating "AHS is pretty much all scare, all the time: a whole lotta screams, sex, jolts, mashed faces, psychotic behavior, and dead babies."[19] Chuck Barney of the San Jose Mercury News said "Most TV shows, after all, quickly fade from memory. This one will haunt your dreams."[20] Hank Stuever from The Washington Post said in his review that "Overdoing things is one of Murphy's trademark flaws, but this show has a captivating style and giddy gross-outs."[21] IGN TV's Matt Fowler said that the pilot episode was a lot of "style-over-substance" but also that it was "totally watchable" and a "haunting, subversive television experiment" that gleefully combined elements of The Shining, Amityville Horror and many other iconic films. [22]

Not all reviews were favorable. Alan Sepinwall of HitFix gave the series a D-, saying, "It is so far over the top that the top is a microscopic speck in its rearview mirror, and so full of strange sounds, sights and characters that you likely won't forget it - even though many of you will wish you could."[23]

International broadcast

Country Channel Premiere date
Germany Germany FOX Channel November 9 2011[24]
Japan Japan FOX Channel Japan November 12 2011
Poland Poland FOX November 12 2011[25]
United Kingdom United Kingdom FX November 7 2011[26]
Brazil Brazil FOX November 2011

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. ^ a b "American Horror Story : Pilot". Zap2It. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  14. ^ a b "American Horror Story : Home Invasion". Zap2It. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "American Horror Story : Murder House". Zap2It. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  16. ^ Carp, Jesse (August 10, 2011). "American Horror Story Continues Creepy Promos Plus A Horror House Call Campaign". Television Blend. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  17. ^ Carp, Jesse (August 5, 2011). "American Horror Story Promos Are Creepy Clues". Television Blend. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  18. ^ "American Horror Story: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  19. ^ Tucker, Ken. "American Horror Story". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  20. ^ Barney, Chuck. "Chuck Barney: Scary, sexy 'American Horror Story' gets its freak on". Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  21. ^ Stuever, Hank (September 21, 2011). "2011 TV season: Few smooth takeoffs, many bumpy arrivals". The Washington Post.
  22. ^ Fowler, Matt (October 04, 2011). "American Horror Story: "Pilot" Review". IGN. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (October 4, 2011). "Review: FX's 'American Horror Story' an overwrought mess". HitFix.
  24. ^ "Fox: FOX Channel zeigt American Horror Story bereits ab November". serienjunkies.de. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  25. ^ "Fox: "American Horror story" w Polsce tuż po premierze w USA". media2.pl. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  26. ^ "FX UK's Photos". FX UK on Facebook. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
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