American Horror Story has well and truly become a fan-favorite amongst horror fanatics. The show, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, catapulted to fame in 2011 with its eerie first season titled “Murder House,” which centers on a family that moves into a house, haunted by its deceased former occupants.
The anthology horror series is currently airing its ’80s slasher-themed ninth season, American Horror Story: 1984, and while many fans firmly believe the first 3 seasons have remained the best, it’s still retained a significant viewership.
One of the main hooks of the series was its star-studded cast. The likes of Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, and Evan Peters had become the faces of the franchise, and, as they slowly dropped off, it left fans feeling pretty disappointed. Let’s be honest, AHS without Jessica Lange has truly not been the same.
Season 10 is already in the works, and with the prospect of it being the show’s last, Murphy has been pulling out all the stops to ensure fan-favorite actors return to screens for one last hurrah.
And that’s why people love it so much!
The likes of 2013’s “Coven,” 2015’s “Hotel,” starring singing powerhouse, Lady Gaga, and last year’s “Apocolypse” have all made for gripping viewing.
Including legends, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, and Taissa Farmiga, to name a few.
Its flagship cast also garnered equal popularity – with many tuning in each year to see what new characters the actors had morphed into this time.
9 seasons is a lot as it is, but Murphy believes there’s still more horror-related content the franchise can churn out.
Back in 2015, Jessica Lange announced that she wouldn’t be returning for the show’s fifth season, and Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson were notably absent from this year’s slasher-themed season.
But it looks like Murphy is far from finished, and with the possibility of the next season being the last, he has been reaching out to the fan-favorite actors to see if they’ll return for one last horror extravaganza.
Speaking to Deadline about the show, Ryan Murphy said: “We’re working on an idea for season 10 that I think people will love because it’s about reuniting fan-favorite actors to come back – because it might be our last season. It’s the last season we have contracted.”
“I’ll just sort of say, the people who helped build this show into what it is, who believed in it from the beginning, have been contacted and are interested. So if you look at the iconography of the first 3 seasons, you can figure who I’ve gone to and who might be coming back,” he teased.
According to reports, Evan Peters has been contacted and Sarah Paulson has also said she’s “keen” to make a return.
One person, however, who won’t be making a comeback is Jessica Lange.
Speaking about the possibility of her returning to the hit series, the legend told The Wrap that it’s “very unlikely.”
“I think a lot of the actors that I was working with, people that I really love working with, like Sarah [Paulson] or Frances [Conroy] or Kathy [Bates] – I don’t know who’s in this new season, but I don’t think it would be the same.”
Okay, so we have to admit, we’re very disappointed that she likely won’t be returning. After all, the show has never really been the same since she departed.
Either-way, we look forward to seeing who Murphy manages to bring back.