<P> American Horror Story: Hotel is the fifth season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story . It premiered on October 7, 2015, and concluded January 13, 2016 . The series was renewed in October 2014, with the subtitle Hotel being announced in February 2015 . Hotel marks the first season to not feature series mainstays Jessica Lange and Frances Conroy . Returning cast from previous seasons of the series include: Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Denis O'Hare, Lily Rabe, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Chloë Sevigny, Finn Wittrock, Wes Bentley, Gabourey Sidibe, Mare Winningham, Matt Bomer, Christine Estabrook, Matt Ross, John Carroll Lynch, and Anthony Ruivivar, along with new cast members Lady Gaga and Cheyenne Jackson . Breaking from the anthological format, like Freak Show, the season is interconnected to the first and third seasons, and features an appearance by the Murder House, its original owner Dr. Charles Montgomery (Ross), its realtor Marcy (Estabrook), and the psychic Billie Dean Howard (Paulson), as well as the appearance of the witch Queenie (Sidibe). </P> <P> The plot centers around the enigmatic Hotel Cortez in Los Angeles, California, that catches the eye of an intrepid homicide detective (Bentley). The Cortez is host to the strange and bizarre, spearheaded by its owner, The Countess (Gaga), who is a bloodsucking fashionista . The hotel is loosely based on an actual hotel built in 1893 by H.H. Holmes in Chicago, Il . for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition . It became known as the' Murder Castle' as it was built for Holmes to torture, murder, and dispose of evidence just as is the Cortez . This season features two murderous threats in the form of the Ten Commandments Killer, a serial offender who selects his victims in accordance with biblical teachings, and "the Addiction Demon", who roams the hotel armed with a drill bit dildo . </P> <P> According to creators Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, thematically, Hotel is much darker than previous seasons . Inspiration came from old hotel horror films and actual hotels situated in downtown Los Angeles with a reputation for sinister events, including the Cecil . The cycle also marks a return to filming in Los Angeles, where the first two seasons were shot . Hotel features one of the most expansive sets in American Horror Story history, with production designer Mark Worthington building two stories on a soundstage, along with a working elevator and stairway . In July 2015, FX launched a marketing campaign for the series, with most trailers and teasers touting Gaga's involvement . </P> <P> Although Hotel was originally reported to consist of thirteen episodes (à la Asylum, Coven, and Freak Show,) that number was later revised to twelve (à la Murder House). The season garnered a total of eight Emmy Award nominations, including two acting nominations for Paulson and Bates . It was the first time, however, that a season of American Horror Story was not nominated for Outstanding Limited Series . In addition, Gaga won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress--Mini-Series or Television Film while Hotel received a nomination for Best Mini-Series or Television Film . </P>

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