<P> Prior to the premiere, series co-creator Ryan Murphy stated this season of the series would be "more rogue" and "dark" in contrast to its previous cycle, Hotel . Details about its plot and cast were kept secret until the first episode aired, an unusual approach to publicity for the series . As such, it became the first iteration of the series to not release a subtitle prior to the season premiere since its debut . Several potential themes were theorized based on various promotional material produced by FX . After the release of pictures taken from the set in Santa Clarita, it was widely speculated that the season would incorporate the infamous 1580s Roanoke Colony disappearance . The premiere episode revealed the season to be depicted as a paranormal documentary entitled My Roanoke Nightmare which reenacts the experiences of a married couple who relocate to North Carolina . </P> <P> Returning cast members from previous seasons include: Lily Rabe, Sarah Paulson, Adina Porter, Denis O'Hare, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Wes Bentley, Lady Gaga, Cheyenne Jackson, Frances Conroy, Finn Wittrock, Leslie Jordan, Robin Weigert, and Taissa Farmiga . New additions to the cast are Cuba Gooding Jr. and André Holland . Paulson also reprised her role as the Asylum character, Lana Winters, for the season finale . Roanoke has received positive reviews, with critics noting its subdued aesthetic and pacing in comparison to earlier seasons of the series . </P> <P> Presented as a paranormal documentary series titled My Roanoke Nightmare in the first half of the season, the story follows a married couple whose experiences are reenacted by actors . Shelby (Lily Rabe) and Matt Miller (André Holland) move from Los Angeles, California, to a house in North Carolina following a brutal assault which left Matt temporarily hospitalized and caused Shelby to have a miscarriage . As soon as the couple settles into their new home, located on a farmstead in rural North Carolina where the Roanoke Colony settled after their infamous disappearance, strange and paranormal occurrences begin to haunt them and Matt's sister, Lee Harris (Adina Porter). In the five - episode documentary, Shelby is portrayed by the extravagant English actress Audrey Tindall (Sarah Paulson), Matt by the conceited Dominic Banks (Cuba Gooding Jr .) and Lee by the alcoholic Monet Tumusiime (Angela Bassett). </P> <P> The leader of Roanoke's colonists, Thomasin White, known as The Butcher, is portrayed by the unstable actress Agnes Mary Winstead (Kathy Bates), while her son, Ambrose, is portrayed by Dylan (Wes Bentley). The builder and first owner of the house, Edward Philippe Mott, is played by Rory Monahan (Evan Peters) and the previous owner, before the arrival of the Millers, by William van Henderson (Denis O'Hare). </P>

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