American Horror Stories

American Horror Stories is an American horror anthology television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for FX on Hulu. Originally premiering on July 15, 2021, the series serves as a direct spin-off/companion series to American Horror Story, and the third installment in the American Story media franchise. In contrast to American Horror Story, which usually (with one exception) tells a different story throughout each season, Stories tells a different story in each individual episode (except the double-episode premiere and connected finale episode of the first season).

Returning cast members from the original show, usually playing a new character, include Matt Bomer, Celia Finkelstein, Naomi Grossman, John Carroll Lynch, Charles Melton, Billie Lourd, Chad James Buchanan, Cody Fern, Dylan McDermott, Jamie Brewer, Denis O'Hare, Matt Lasky, Gabourey Sidibe, Max Greenfield, Austin Woods, Seth Gabel, Rebecca Dayan, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Spencer Neville, Teddy Sears, Jeff Hiller, Casey Thomas Brown, and Nick Jacobs.

The second season premiered in July 2022, while the third season was released in two parts across October 2023 and October 2024.





== Premise ==

American Horror Stories is a weekly anthology series where each episode tells a different horror story.

Some episodes of this show are connected to past American Horror Story seasons. The episodes "Rubber(wo)Man Part One", "Rubber(wo)Man Part Two", and "Game Over" are connected with American Horror Story: Murder House, while "Dollhouse" is connected with American Horror Story: Coven.





== Production ==





=== Development ===

On May 11, 2020, Murphy revealed that a spin-off series named American Horror Stories was being developed, which would feature self-contained anthological episodes, instead of a season-long story arc as featured in American Horror Story. The first season consists of seven episodes.