2:01 pm - 12/22/2011
With American Horror Story‘s first season resting in peace, Ryan Murphy is turning his attention to the show’s second act.
In a conference call with reporters on Thursday, the show’s cocreator confirmed that Season 2 will be “radically different” from Season 1. That means a new setting and a (mostly) new cast.
“The second season of the show will [feature] a brand new home or building to haunt,” Murphy said. “It will also have a new overriding theme.”
And in an unprecedented twist for an ongoing series, some current castmembers will return — but they’ll be playing new characters. (Murphy confirmed that current leads Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott will not be back, at least not as series regulars.) ”There will be familiar faces and some new faces,” says Murphy. “People that are coming back will be playing completely new characters… Getting to tell a different aspect of what an American horror story can be [every season] is fascinating.”
Murphy said he’s currently in talks with a few members of the Season 1 cast to return full time, but he declined to name names. An official announcement about the new ensemble and storyline will be announced in February. In the meantime, Murphy offered this tantalizing tease: “There’s a clue in the last three episodes where we say what the second season will be.”
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Ok yeah, sorry, I bolded a lot. But holy. shit.
BIG American Horror Story News about S2 & Casting
With American Horror Story‘s first season resting in peace, Ryan Murphy is turning his attention to the show’s second act.
In a conference call with reporters on Thursday, the show’s cocreator confirmed that Season 2 will be “radically different” from Season 1. That means a new setting and a (mostly) new cast.
“The second season of the show will [feature] a brand new home or building to haunt,” Murphy said. “It will also have a new overriding theme.”
And in an unprecedented twist for an ongoing series, some current castmembers will return — but they’ll be playing new characters. (Murphy confirmed that current leads Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott will not be back, at least not as series regulars.) ”There will be familiar faces and some new faces,” says Murphy. “People that are coming back will be playing completely new characters… Getting to tell a different aspect of what an American horror story can be [every season] is fascinating.”
Murphy said he’s currently in talks with a few members of the Season 1 cast to return full time, but he declined to name names. An official announcement about the new ensemble and storyline will be announced in February. In the meantime, Murphy offered this tantalizing tease: “There’s a clue in the last three episodes where we say what the second season will be.”
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Ok yeah, sorry, I bolded a lot. But holy. shit.