Last fall, American Horror Story took viewers to a New Orleans coven and this year the show is transporting fans to a freak show in 1950's Florida. We’re always excited to see who Ryan Murphy gets to join the cast of American Horror Story each season, and with the bulk of American Horror Story: Freak Show‘s main cast already set, a new addition to the show has been announced.
Ryan Murphy announced via Twitter yesterday that Finn Wittrock has joined the cast of American Horror Story: Freak Show. Wittrock played Albert in Murphy's 2013 movie adaption of Larry Kramer's play, The Normal Heart. The actor also had a recurring role on Showtime's Masters of Sex TV series and played Cody in 2004's Halloweentown High.
It's unknown at this time what character Wittrock will play, but American Horror Story has a panel this Saturday night at SDCC and you can expect new details of Freak Show to surface then. We're covering Comic-Con live so check back frequently for more updates on American Horror Story: Freak Show and other breaking news related to your favorite movies and TV shows. In case you missed them, here are the panel details (via Collider):
"American Horror Story: Freak Show (Saturday, July 26):
Panel: 7:00-8:00 PM – Screening and Q&A: Fans will get an inside look at the most recent installment of AHS with cast members Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Michael Chiklis, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Emma Roberts, and Executive Producer Tim Minear. The screening portion will feature an exclusive look back at AHS: Coven and will tease the upcoming AHS: Freak Show. Room: 6DE. Moderator: TBD."
The cast of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: Freak Show includes Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy, Michael Chiklis, Denis O’Hare, and Emma Roberts. Jessica Lange was the first announced cast member and it has been said that Season 4 will be her last.
American Horror Story: Freak Show is set in 1950′s Jupiter, Florida, where Jessica Lange manages one of the last freak shows in the US and her performers include most of the main cast mentioned above. American Horror Story: Freak Show will include thirteen episodes and is expected to premiere in October.
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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