Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, “American Horror Story: Double Feature” is the upcoming tenth season of the horror anthology television series that was originally scheduled to air at the end of 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic and premieres on Wednesday,August 25, 2021, at 10:00 P.M ET on FX.
The franchise’s tenth season is divided into two separate mini-seasons: “Red Tide,” a story by the sea, and “Death Valley,” a story by the sand. FX chairman John Landgraf recently confirmed to Deadline that the first six episodes of season 10 will focus on one storyline, while the remaining four will follow another.
Returning cast members includes Frances Conroy, Leslie Grossman, Billie Lourd, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Adina Porter, Lily Rabe, Angelica Ross, Finn Wittrock, Denis O’Hare and John Carroll Lynch along with them, we welcome new cast members Macaulay Culkin and Neal McDonough.
“I’m excited for him to be in my world because I think… I’m gonna want to do a lot of things with him if he wants to work because I think he’s fascinating and interesting, and I think he has a soul. There’s both a lightness and a darkness with Macaulay Culkin that I’m attracted to.”
—Murphy on Macaulay Culkin’s casting
The longest-standing horror television anthology series with each season conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a disparate set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own beginning, middle, and end. While some actors appear for more than one year, they play completely different roles in each season.
The Season will be available for streaming on Hulu the next day after the premiere on FX.