American Horror Story - Season 13 Begins/Updates On Other Projects

It's been a long time coming but Season 13 of American Horror Story finally has started production and it looks like we're re-entering some very familiar territory.

Ryan Murphy took to Instagram to announce the start of the new season filming with a candid shot of Jessica Lange. Going by this image, it's very likely that the veteran actress will be reprising her role as Constance Langdon from Murder House/Apocalypse. It's also possible she's playing a new character but I'm not confident at that being the case here.

I suspected the minute the cast (plus Ariana Grande) for Season 13 was announced back in October 2025 that we were getting a continuation from Coven/Apocalypse and Murphy further confirmed that by mentioning that Angela Bassett will be reprising her role of Marie Laveau for the new season.

I do have mixed feelings on this. After Delicate, do we really need another witch themed season right away? Especially if this isn't the lastseason for the show itself. A part of me was hoping for something brand new.

I'm also editing this blog entry as it's currently being rumoured by several fan accounts that Joey Pollari has been cast a male lead for the new season. The actor has already appeared in both Monster: The Ed Gein Story and The Beauty and if true, this will make his fourth collaboration with Ryan Murphy. He will also be in the upcoming Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. No details as to whom he might be playing, though some have speculated it's an older version of a character introduced in Apocalypse.

As for other Ryan Murphy, given the viewing numbers for Love Story on FX/Hulu, I think a second season will definitely be happening. Both 9-1-1 shows will finish up their current seasons next month on ABC and have already been renewed. The Beauty ended on a cliffhanger and has yet to be renewed while the second season of All's Fair will begin production soon.

Then there's The Shards. Viewers can expect that to air on FX/Hulu during the summer while Netflix will release Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story around October. American Horror Stories is currently in limbo while there are no plans for either American Crime Story or Feud. As for the likes of Grotesquerie and American Sports Story, I think it's safe to assume both shows are unlikely to return for further seasons.

And that's a run down of the current Ryan Murphy shows. I'll update again when more information comes to light.