<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk . Each season is conceived as a self - contained miniseries, following a different set of characters and settings, and a storyline with its own "beginning, middle, and end ." Some plot elements of each season are loosely inspired by true events . The only actors to appear in all iterations of the show are Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson . </P> <P> The first season, retroactively subtitled Murder House, takes place in Los Angeles, California, during the year 2011, and centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants . The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place in Massachusetts during the year 1964, and follows the stories of the patients and staff of an institution for the criminally insane . The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, during the year 2013, and follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them . The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, takes place in Jupiter, Florida, during the year 1952, and centers around one of the few remaining American freak shows . The fifth season, subtitled Hotel, takes place in Los Angeles, California, during the year 2015, and focuses on the staff and guests of a supernatural hotel . The sixth season, subtitled Roanoke, takes place in North Carolina during the year 2016, and focuses on the paranormal events that take place at an isolated farmhouse . The seventh season, subtitled Cult, takes place in the fictional Brookfield Heights, Michigan and centers around a cult terrorizing a suburb in the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. presidential election . </P> <P> The series is broadcast on the cable television channel FX in the United States . On January 12, 2017, the series was renewed for an eighth and ninth season . </P>

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