<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Hotel Next → Cult </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of American Horror Story episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> American Horror Story: Roanoke is the sixth season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story . It premiered on September 14, 2016, marking the first time the series has debuted outside of October, and concluded on November 16, 2016 . </P> <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>

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