<P> Apocalypse takes place in the West Coast of the United States in the near future . Following a nuclear blast that wipes out the world, Outpost 3, an underground bunker, is constructed in order to shelter specific survivors with strong genetic makeup . Wilhemina Venable (Sarah Paulson) and Miriam Mead (Kathy Bates) both command the bunker, dispensing torture towards those who reside there . People inside consist of hairdresser Mr. Gallant (Evan Peters), his grandmother Evie (Joan Collins), talk show host Dinah Stevens (Adina Porter), her son Andre (Jeffrey Bowyer - Chapman), the billionaire Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt (Leslie Grossman), her assistant Mallory (Billie Lourd), and couple Timothy Campbell (Kyle Allen) and Emily (Ash Santos), all of which face the wrath of the two women . However, Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) arrives and begins to throw the order into chaos as he intends to bring those worthy to a "sanctuary". </P> <P> Furthermore in the season, the arrival of Cordelia Goode, Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts), Myrtle Snow (Frances Conroy) as well as the return of Zoe Benson (Taissa Farmiga), Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe) and Misty Day (Lily Rabe), provides background of the world before the fateful apocalypse as well as the inclusion of characters from Murder House . </P> <Ul> <Li> Sarah Paulson as Wilhemina Venable, Cordelia Goode, and Billie Dean Howard </Li> <Li> Evan Peters as Mr. Gallant, James Patrick March, and Tate Langdon </Li> <Li> Adina Porter as Dinah Stevens </Li> <Li> Billie Lourd as Mallory </Li> <Li> Leslie Grossman as Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt </Li> <Li> Cody Fern as Michael Langdon </Li> <Li> Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery </Li> <Li> Cheyenne Jackson as John Henry Moore </Li> <Li> Kathy Bates as Miriam Mead </Li> </Ul> <Li> Sarah Paulson as Wilhemina Venable, Cordelia Goode, and Billie Dean Howard </Li>

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