American Horror Story Guide: All 13 Seasons and Where to Start

Season 1 · 12 episodes · 12 aired · Oct 5, 2011 to Dec 21, 2011

1. E1Oct 5
2. E2Oct 12
3. E3Oct 19
4. E4Oct 26
5. E5Nov 2
6. E6Nov 9
7. E7Nov 16
8. E8Nov 23
9. E9Nov 30
10. E10Dec 7
11. E11Dec 14
12. E12Dec 21

1. S1.E1 · Wed, Oct 5, 2011

   Pilot

   The Harmons leave Boston for a restored Los Angeles mansion after an affair and a miscarriage. The house comes with neighbours who let themselves in and a basement nobody will explain.

   Directed by Ryan Murphy · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S1.E2 · Wed, Oct 12, 2011

   Home Invasion

   Ben's past turns up on the doorstep, and three enthusiasts of a 1968 murder committed in the house decide tonight is the night to stage it again.

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

3. S1.E3 · Wed, Oct 19, 2011

   Murder House

   Moving out stops being affordable, so Vivien starts reading up on who built the place: a surgeon, his wife, and the work they did downstairs.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Jennifer Salt

4. S1.E4 · Wed, Oct 26, 2011

   Halloween – Part 1

   Halloween, the one night the dead get the run of the property. The Harmons hire decorators to make the house sellable and mistake two former owners for them.

   Directed by David Semel · Written by James Wong

5. S1.E5 · Wed, Nov 2, 2011

   Halloween – Part 2

   The night runs on. Violet pushes Tate for the truth, Vivien's uninvited guests refuse to leave, and there are hours of Halloween left.

   Directed by David Semel · Written by Tim Minear

6. S1.E6 · Wed, Nov 9, 2011

   Piggy Piggy

   Violet finds out what Tate did at Westfield High, and Constance brings in a medium with an explanation nobody in the house wants to hear.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Jessica Sharzer

7. S1.E7 · Wed, Nov 16, 2011

   Open House

   An open house walks strangers through the front door, while 1994 explains what Larry once did for Constance and what it cost him.

   Directed by Tim Hunter · Written by Brad Falchuk

8. S1.E8 · Wed, Nov 23, 2011

   Rubber Man

   The man in the rubber suit finally gets a face, and Hayden finds someone inside the house who wants a baby as badly as she wants revenge.

   Directed by Miguel Arteta · Written by Ryan Murphy

9. S1.E9 · Wed, Nov 30, 2011

   Spooky Little Girl

   The Black Dahlia case arrives at the Murder House, Ben takes on a patient who cannot leave it, and Vivien's pregnancy stops adding up.

   Directed by John Scott · Written by Jennifer Salt

10. S1.E10 · Wed, Dec 7, 2011

    Smoldering Children

    The police take an interest in Constance, an exterminator takes an interest in the flies, and Ben notices Violet has not been to school in a fortnight.

    Directed by Michael Lehmann · Written by James Wong

11. S1.E11 · Wed, Dec 14, 2011

    Birth

    Vivien goes into labour in the one place she was trying to leave, with everyone in the house, living and otherwise, taking an interest in the delivery.

    Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Tim Minear

12. S1.E12 · Wed, Dec 21, 2011

    Afterbirth

    The finale settles what is left of the Harmons, what the house does with a family once it has one, and who walks out with the baby.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Jessica Sharzer

Murder House (2011) · Los Angeles, present day. The original, and still the cleanest entry point: a family, a house, and no prior knowledge needed.

Season 2 · 13 episodes · 13 aired · Oct 17, 2012 to Jan 23, 2013

1. E1Oct 17
2. E2Oct 24
3. E3Oct 31
4. E4Nov 7
5. E5Nov 14
6. E6Nov 21
7. E7Nov 28
8. E8Dec 5
9. E9Dec 12
10. E10Jan 2
11. E11Jan 9
12. E12Jan 16
13. E13Jan 23

1. S2.E1 · Wed, Oct 17, 2012

   Welcome to Briarcliff

   Two honeymooners break into an abandoned Massachusetts asylum. In 1964 the same building takes in Kit Walker, committed as the killer Bloody Face and insisting he is innocent.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Tim Minear

2. S2.E2 · Wed, Oct 24, 2012

   Tricks and Treats

   A court-appointed psychiatrist arrives to decide whether Kit can stand trial, and Sister Jude calls in an exorcist for a teenager no sedative touches.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by James Wong

3. S2.E3 · Wed, Oct 31, 2012

   Nor'easter

   A nor'easter shuts Briarcliff in for the night. Sister Jude screens a movie for the inmates; several of them intend to be somewhere else before it ends.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Jennifer Salt

4. S2.E4 · Wed, Nov 7, 2012

   I Am Anne Frank – Part 1

   A new patient arrives calling herself Anne Frank, and she recognises Briarcliff's resident doctor from somewhere he says he has never been.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Jessica Sharzer

5. S2.E5 · Wed, Nov 14, 2012

   I Am Anne Frank – Part 2

   Sister Jude follows the accusation against Dr Arden out of the asylum and into his past, while Kit starts to doubt his own memory.

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Brad Falchuk

6. S2.E6 · Wed, Nov 21, 2012

   The Origins of Monstrosity

   A child is admitted after her mother reports what she has done, and a flashback explains how Dr Arden came to be working at Briarcliff at all.

   Directed by David Semel · Written by Ryan Murphy

7. S2.E7 · Wed, Nov 28, 2012

   Dark Cousin

   Several patients want to die, and something that answers that wish begins walking the wards. Jude leaves the grounds to settle an old debt.

   Directed by Michael Rymer · Written by Tim Minear

8. S2.E8 · Wed, Dec 5, 2012

   Unholy Night

   Christmas at Briarcliff, with a killer in a stolen Santa suit in solitary and Sister Mary Eunice running the festivities.

   Directed by Michael Lehmann · Written by James Wong

9. S2.E9 · Wed, Dec 12, 2012

   The Coat Hanger

   A present-day therapy session reveals who has been wearing Bloody Face's mask, and Lana learns what her stay at Briarcliff has left her carrying.

   Directed by Jeremy Podeswa · Written by Jennifer Salt

10. S2.E10 · Wed, Jan 2, 2013

    The Name Game

    Jude wakes up on the wrong side of the ward, Arden makes his case to Kit, and the Monsignor returns to a building he no longer runs.

    Directed by Michael Lehmann · Written by Jessica Sharzer

11. S2.E11 · Wed, Jan 9, 2013

    Spilt Milk

    Lana finally gets someone to listen, and what she does with that hearing puts Briarcliff and Dr Thredson in front of the public.

    Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Brad Falchuk

12. S2.E12 · Wed, Jan 16, 2013

    Continuum

    Two years on, Kit's house is fuller than it should be, and Jude is still inside Briarcliff answering to a name that is not hers.

    Directed by Craig Zisk · Written by Ryan Murphy

13. S2.E13 · Wed, Jan 23, 2013

    Madness Ends

    An older, famous Lana Winters sits down for the interview about Briarcliff, and the season accounts for everyone who got out.

    Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Tim Minear

Asylum (2012-13) · Briarcliff Manor, Massachusetts, 1964. The season most often ranked the best, and the hardest-going. Needs nothing before it.

Season 3 · 13 episodes · 13 aired · Oct 9, 2013 to Jan 29, 2014

1. E1Oct 9
2. E2Oct 16
3. E3Oct 23
4. E4Oct 30
5. E5Nov 6
6. E6Nov 13
7. E7Nov 20
8. E8Dec 4
9. E9Dec 11
10. E10Jan 8
11. E11Jan 15
12. E12Jan 22
13. E13Jan 29

1. S3.E1 · Wed, Oct 9, 2013

   Bitchcraft

   Zoe finds out what she is the hard way and is sent to a New Orleans academy for witches, where only a handful of students are left to train.

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S3.E2 · Wed, Oct 16, 2013

   Boy Parts

   Fiona wants to stop ageing and goes looking for the answer in the Ninth Ward, restarting a feud between the Salem witches and Marie Laveau.

   Directed by Michael Rymer · Written by Tim Minear

3. S3.E3 · Wed, Oct 23, 2013

   The Replacements

   The girls take an interest in the boy next door and his mother takes an interest in them. Fiona gets a diagnosis and decides a student is to blame.

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by James Wong

4. S3.E4 · Wed, Oct 30, 2013

   Fearful Pranks Ensue

   Halloween in New Orleans: a body to dispose of, a house guest who cannot be let out, and a creature Marie Laveau sends to settle a score.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Jennifer Salt

5. S3.E5 · Wed, Nov 6, 2013

   Burn, Witch. Burn!

   The dead are at the gates and the academy has to defend itself. Delphine sees who is in the crowd, and Cordelia pays for a war she did not start.

   Directed by Jeremy Podeswa · Written by Jessica Sharzer

6. S3.E6 · Wed, Nov 13, 2013

   The Axeman Cometh

   Zoe, Queenie and Nan reach for a spirit board to find Madison and get the Axeman of New Orleans on the line instead.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Douglas Petrie

7. S3.E7 · Wed, Nov 20, 2013

   The Dead

   Fiona keeps company with the Axeman, Zoe gets the truth out of Spalding, and Queenie and Delphine find they have more in common than either likes.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Brad Falchuk

8. S3.E8 · Wed, Dec 4, 2013

   The Sacred Taking

   With Fiona failing, the coven proposes the ritual that hurries a Supreme off the stage. Not everybody volunteers gracefully.

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Ryan Murphy

9. S3.E9 · Wed, Dec 11, 2013

   Head

   Witch hunters push Fiona and Marie into an alliance, and Hank's upbringing explains how he ended up married to Cordelia.

   Directed by Howard Deutch · Written by Tim Minear

10. S3.E10 · Wed, Jan 8, 2014

    The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks

    The alliance holds for now, Nan comes into new abilities, and Fiona shows Misty what being Supreme is actually worth, white shawl included.

    Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by James Wong

11. S3.E11 · Wed, Jan 15, 2014

    Protect the Coven

    Delphine's beginnings in 1830s New Orleans, and a confrontation with the Delphi Trust that neither the witches nor the voodoo queen can sit out.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Jennifer Salt

12. S3.E12 · Wed, Jan 22, 2014

    Go to Hell

    Fiona starts saying goodbye, Cordelia's sight comes back with a view of what is coming, and the girls finally behave like a coven.

    Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Jessica Sharzer

13. S3.E13 · Wed, Jan 29, 2014

    The Seven Wonders

    Four candidates, seven tests, one Supreme. The finale is the trial itself, and what it costs the ones who take it.

    Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Douglas Petrie

Coven (2013-14) · New Orleans, present day. The funniest and the most quotable, and the season Apocalypse later picks up from.

Season 4 · 13 episodes · 13 aired · Oct 8, 2014 to Jan 21, 2015

1. E1Oct 8
2. E2Oct 15
3. E3Oct 22
4. E4Oct 29
5. E5Nov 5
6. E6Nov 12
7. E7Nov 19
8. E8Dec 3
9. E9Dec 10
10. E10Dec 17
11. E11Jan 7
12. E12Jan 14
13. E13Jan 21

1. S4.E1 · Wed, Oct 8, 2014

   Monsters Among Us

   Jupiter, Florida, 1952. Elsa Mars recruits conjoined twins Bette and Dot for her failing freak show, while something in a clown suit starts taking people off the street.

   Directed by Ryan Murphy · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S4.E2 · Wed, Oct 15, 2014

   Massacres and Matinees

   A curfew empties the town after dark, and a strongman and his wife arrive looking for work Elsa is not sure she wants to give them.

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Tim Minear

3. S4.E3 · Wed, Oct 22, 2014

   Edward Mordrake – Part 1

   Halloween, the one day the troupe refuses to perform, because the legend says a two-faced ghost comes for anyone who does. A fortune teller joins anyway.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by James Wong

4. S4.E4 · Wed, Oct 29, 2014

   Edward Mordrake – Part 2

   Edward Mordrake walks the camp collecting a confession from everyone he meets, and Dandy takes his obsession with Twisty out trick-or-treating.

   Directed by Howard Deutch · Written by Jennifer Salt

5. S4.E5 · Wed, Nov 5, 2014

   Pink Cupcakes

   Stanley dangles television in front of Elsa, Desiree gets news that upends her marriage, and Dandy tries out a new hobby.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Jessica Sharzer

6. S4.E6 · Wed, Nov 12, 2014

   Bullseye

   Elsa's birthday, a spinning wheel and a set of daggers, in front of a troupe that has begun asking where the twins went.

   Directed by Howard Deutch · Written by John J. Gray

7. S4.E7 · Wed, Nov 19, 2014

   Test of Strength

   Jimmy confronts Elsa about the sale, the twins come back with a price for their silence, and Penny's father decides how to keep her at home.

   Directed by Anthony Hemingway · Written by Crystal Liu

8. S4.E8 · Wed, Dec 3, 2014

   Blood Bath

   Ma Petite's dress turns up in the woods, and Ethel puts her suspicions to Elsa with a gun already in her hand.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy

9. S4.E9 · Wed, Dec 10, 2014

   Tupperware Party Massacre

   Dandy comes to the show for a reading, and a drunk, certain Jimmy tells him exactly what he thinks happened to the twins.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Brad Falchuk

10. S4.E10 · Wed, Dec 17, 2014

    Orphans

    Salty dies in his sleep, and Elsa tells Pepper's whole story: the orphanage, the troupe, and what she was taken out of.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by James Wong

11. S4.E11 · Wed, Jan 7, 2015

    Magical Thinking

    Stanley has an idea about how to pay Jimmy's lawyer, and the twins meet a travelling salesman with a magic act and a ventriloquist's doll.

    Directed by Michael Goi · Written by Jennifer Salt

12. S4.E12 · Wed, Jan 14, 2015

    Show Stoppers

    The troupe works out what Stanley has been selling, and Elsa introduces Jimmy to a craftsman who can give him hands again.

    Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Jessica Sharzer

13. S4.E13 · Wed, Jan 21, 2015

    Curtain Call

    Dandy makes his move on the camp, and Elsa finally gets her shot at Hollywood. The season ends on what each of them has to pay.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by John J. Gray

Freak Show (2014-15) · Jupiter, Florida, 1952. Self-contained, with one character carried over from Asylum.

Season 5 · 12 episodes · 12 aired · Oct 7, 2015 to Jan 13, 2016

1. E1Oct 7
2. E2Oct 14
3. E3Oct 21
4. E4Oct 28
5. E5Nov 4
6. E6Nov 11
7. E7Nov 18
8. E8Dec 2
9. E9Dec 9
10. E10Dec 16
11. E11Jan 6
12. E12Jan 13

1. S5.E1 · Wed, Oct 7, 2015

   Checking In

   Two tourists check into the Hotel Cortez and find something living in the mattress. Detective John Lowe follows a murder case to the same lobby and sees the son he lost.

   Directed by Ryan Murphy · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S5.E2 · Wed, Oct 14, 2015

   Chutes and Ladders

   The Cortez's new owner stages a fashion show in the hotel, and a model who walks out of it takes the lift to a floor that should be empty.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Tim Minear

3. S5.E3 · Wed, Oct 21, 2015

   Mommy

   The Countess lines up a wedding and a will, Iris is told exactly what her son thinks of her, and an old rival of the Countess starts recruiting.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by James Wong

4. S5.E4 · Wed, Oct 28, 2015

   Devil's Night

   Devil's Night, October 30, when James March hosts his annual dinner and the guest list is made up of America's most notorious killers.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Jennifer Salt

5. S5.E5 · Wed, Nov 4, 2015

   Room Service

   A turned child is smuggled home from the hospital, and by the end of the week his school has a problem nobody knows how to describe.

   Directed by Michael Goi · Written by Ned Martel

6. S5.E6 · Wed, Nov 11, 2015

   Room 33

   1926, the Murder House, and a procedure the Countess will not discuss. In the present, John finds out what is kept behind the door of Room 33.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by John J. Gray

7. S5.E7 · Wed, Nov 18, 2015

   Flicker

   Los Angeles, 1925: how a young Elizabeth met Rudolph Valentino, and how she ended up married to the man who built the Cortez.

   Directed by Michael Goi · Written by Crystal Liu

8. S5.E8 · Wed, Dec 2, 2015

   The Ten Commandments Killer

   Sally leads John to a room March had built into the hotel, and the Ten Commandments case finally gets an answer he cannot walk away from.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Ryan Murphy

9. S5.E9 · Wed, Dec 9, 2015

   She Wants Revenge

   The Countess decides who she can still love and goes to collect them, while Alex tries to undo the thing she let out of the hospital.

   Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Brad Falchuk

10. S5.E10 · Wed, Dec 16, 2015

    She Gets Revenge

    Old loyalties are settled one by one, John and Alex try to put a family back together, and the hotel's youngest residents are dealt with.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by James Wong

11. S5.E11 · Wed, Jan 6, 2016

    Battle Royale

    Iris and Liz decide the Cortez has had one owner too many, and Sally shares a piece of her own past with the Countess.

    Directed by Michael Uppendahl · Written by Ned Martel

12. S5.E12 · Wed, Jan 13, 2016

    Be Our Guest

    A year on, Liz and Iris are running the hotel and the ghosts have opinions about the new management. The season's last check-in.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by John J. Gray

Hotel (2015-16) · the Hotel Cortez, Los Angeles. One episode visits the house from season 1; nothing else requires it.

Season 6 · 10 episodes · 10 aired · Sep 14, 2016 to Nov 16, 2016

1. E1Sep 14
2. E2Sep 21
3. E3Sep 28
4. E4Oct 5
5. E5Oct 12
6. E6Oct 19
7. E7Oct 26
8. E8Nov 2
9. E9Nov 9
10. E10Nov 16

1. S6.E1 · Wed, Sep 14, 2016

   Chapter 1

   A true-crime documentary, My Roanoke Nightmare, tells how Shelby and Matt Miller bought a farmhouse in the North Carolina backwoods and what started happening in it.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S6.E2 · Wed, Sep 21, 2016

   Chapter 2

   The Millers decide to stay, find a burning totem in the trees and get the police involved. The police are not much use.

   Directed by Michael Goi · Written by Tim Minear

3. S6.E3 · Wed, Sep 28, 2016

   Chapter 3

   The search for Flora turns up a body, the neighbours vanish overnight, and Lee pays a psychic a great deal of money for a seance.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by James Wong

4. S6.E4 · Wed, Oct 5, 2016

   Chapter 4

   A doctor arrives with the history of the property, the blood moon and the name at the centre of it: Thomasin White.

   Directed by Marita Grabiak · Written by John J. Gray

5. S6.E5 · Wed, Oct 12, 2016

   Chapter 5

   Historians take over the re-enactment to tell the story of Edward Philippe Mott, who owned the house first and liked his privacy.

   Directed by Nelson Cragg · Written by Akela Cooper

6. S6.E6 · Wed, Oct 19, 2016

   Chapter 6

   The documentary was a hit, so the network commissions a follow-up that puts the real Millers and the actors who played them back in the house.

   Directed by Angela Bassett · Written by Ned Martel

7. S6.E7 · Wed, Oct 26, 2016

   Chapter 7

   The cameras are still rolling. One cast member cannot tell the difference between herself and the woman she played, and the crew is running out of exits.

   Directed by Elodie Keene · Written by Crystal Liu

8. S6.E8 · Wed, Nov 2, 2016

   Chapter 8

   The survivors try to leave by the passage under the house and find out who else is using it.

   Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by Todd Kubrak

9. S6.E9 · Wed, Nov 9, 2016

   Chapter 9

   Three fans of the show go looking for the Roanoke house with a camera, which turns out to be the worst possible piece of equipment to bring.

   Directed by Alexis O. Korycinski · Written by Tim Minear

10. S6.E10 · Wed, Nov 16, 2016

    Chapter 10

    The aftermath, told by the television that made it: a trial, a Lana Winters interview, and a ghost-hunting crew who did not do the reading.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

Roanoke (2016) · North Carolina. Shot as a true-crime re-enactment show for its first half, then it stops pretending. Self-contained.

Season 7 · 11 episodes · 11 aired · Sep 5, 2017 to Nov 14, 2017

1. E1Sep 5
2. E2Sep 12
3. E3Sep 19
4. E4Sep 26
5. E5Oct 3
6. E6Oct 10
7. E7Oct 17
8. E8Oct 24
9. E9Oct 31
10. E10Nov 7
11. E11Nov 14

1. S7.E1 · Tue, Sep 5, 2017

   Election Night

   The night of the 2016 election, Ally's phobias come back at full strength, and a gang of clowns starts appearing in her supermarket, her street and her kitchen.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S7.E2 · Tue, Sep 12, 2017

   Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

   A council seat falls vacant, Kai Anderson decides to run for it, and Ally cannot get anyone to believe what her son saw.

   Directed by Liza Johnson · Written by Tim Minear

3. S7.E3 · Tue, Sep 19, 2017

   Neighbors from Hell

   The restaurant is picketed, the neighbours turn on Ally, and Kai offers her his help in a way she cannot quite refuse.

   Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by James Wong

4. S7.E4 · Tue, Sep 26, 2017

   11/9

   Election night from everyone else's side, and how Kai turned a bad year into a following, one recruit at a time.

   Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by John J. Gray

5. S7.E5 · Tue, Oct 3, 2017

   Holes

   A local news anchor becomes a problem for the campaign, and the cult decides the fix is something they can film.

   Directed by Maggie Kiley · Written by Crystal Liu

6. S7.E6 · Tue, Oct 10, 2017

   Mid-Western Assassin

   Meadow tells Ally what the cult has been doing to her and why, and Ally takes the story to a rival candidate's rally.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Todd Kubrak

7. S7.E7 · Tue, Oct 17, 2017

   Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag

   Ally is committed, Kai takes his seat, and Bebe Babbitt arrives to tell the women of the cult exactly where this always ends.

   Directed by Rachel Goldberg · Written by Crystal Liu

8. S7.E8 · Tue, Oct 24, 2017

   Winter of Our Discontent

   Demoted behind Kai's new recruits, Beverly and Ivy start planning, and Winter argues for patience she may not have.

   Directed by Barbara Brown · Written by Joshua Green

9. S7.E9 · Tue, Oct 31, 2017

   Drink the Kool-Aid

   Kai gives his followers a lecture on Jim Jones, David Koresh and Marshall Applewhite, then announces he is running for the Senate.

   Directed by Angela Bassett · Written by Adam Penn

10. S7.E10 · Tue, Nov 7, 2017

    Charles (Manson) in Charge

    Kai retells the Manson murders to his new militia, unveils his plan, and starts hunting for the informant he is sure he has.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

11. S7.E11 · Tue, Nov 14, 2017

    Great Again

    The cult's last night, the FBI's first, and what Ally does with the pieces once there is nobody left to stop her.

    Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Tim Minear

Cult (2017) · suburban Michigan, 2016-17. The only season built around an election rather than a haunting. Self-contained.

Season 8 · 10 episodes · 10 aired · Sep 12, 2018 to Nov 14, 2018

1. E1Sep 12
2. E2Sep 19
3. E3Sep 26
4. E4Oct 3
5. E5Oct 10
6. E6Oct 17
7. E7Oct 24
8. E8Oct 31
9. E9Nov 7
10. E10Nov 14

1. S8.E1 · Wed, Sep 12, 2018

   The End

   The missiles fly. A handful of the wealthy and the useful are bussed to Outpost 3, a sealed bunker with a dress code, a curfew and a very strict host.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S8.E2 · Wed, Sep 19, 2018

   The Morning After

   Michael Langdon arrives to assess the survivors and decide which of them, if any, is worth moving to the Sanctuary.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by James Wong

3. S8.E3 · Wed, Sep 26, 2018

   Forbidden Fruit

   Langdon shows one resident what he really is, Venable learns she is not on the list, and outside, Brock is still walking.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Manny Coto

4. S8.E4 · Wed, Oct 3, 2018

   Could It Be… Satan?

   Three years earlier: a school for warlocks goes looking for the young man arrested for killing two people, and puts him through every test it has.

   Directed by Sheree Folkson · Written by Tim Minear

5. S8.E5 · Wed, Oct 10, 2018

   Boy Wonder

   Cordelia sees the coven's end coming and announces that Langdon will attempt the Seven Wonders, which Myrtle thinks is madness.

   Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by John J. Gray

6. S8.E6 · Wed, Oct 17, 2018

   Return to Murder House

   Madison and Behold buy the Murder House to ask its ghosts about Michael, and Constance Langdon names her price for answering.

   Directed by Sarah Paulson · Written by Crystal Liu

7. S8.E7 · Wed, Oct 24, 2018

   Traitor

   Cordelia goes to Papa Legba for help and is quoted a fee she will not pay, so the coven looks for another way into Langdon's plans.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Adam Penn

8. S8.E8 · Wed, Oct 31, 2018

   Sojourn

   Langdon, grieving and out of allies, goes looking for Satan and finds a small Satanic church with ideas of its own.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Josh Green

9. S8.E9 · Wed, Nov 7, 2018

   Fire and Reign

   The coven's defences come down from the inside, and the survivors run for the swamp with Myrtle carrying the last idea anyone has.

   Directed by Jennifer Arnold · Written by Asha Michelle Wilson

10. S8.E10 · Wed, Nov 14, 2018

    Apocalypse Then

    The plan that was laid three years before the bombs, played out in full. The finale explains why Outpost 3 existed at all.

    Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

Apocalypse (2018) · the one season that is not standalone. It is a direct sequel to both Murder House and Coven, and it spoils large parts of each. Watch seasons 1 and 3 first.

Season 9 · 9 episodes · 9 aired · Sep 18, 2019 to Nov 13, 2019

1. E1Sep 18
2. E2Sep 25
3. E3Oct 2
4. E4Oct 9
5. E5Oct 16
6. E6Oct 23
7. E7Oct 30
8. E8Nov 6
9. E9Nov 13

1. S9.E1 · Wed, Sep 18, 2019

   Camp Redwood

   Camp Redwood, 1970, ends in a massacre. In 1984 five Los Angeles twentysomethings take summer counsellor jobs at the camp as it reopens.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S9.E2 · Wed, Sep 25, 2019

   Mr. Jingles

   The counsellors learn who escaped the institution up the road, Brooke talks about her wedding day, and the woods stop being empty.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Tim Minear

3. S9.E3 · Wed, Oct 2, 2019

   Slashdance

   The camp splits up to improve its odds, which is exactly the wrong call, and the night turns into a chase through the trees.

   Directed by Mary Wigmore · Written by James Wong

4. S9.E4 · Wed, Oct 9, 2019

   True Killers

   Flashbacks explain how Montana met the Night Stalker and what she hired him for, and the survivors stop trusting each other.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Jay Beattie

5. S9.E5 · Wed, Oct 16, 2019

   Red Dawn

   Donna's reason for being at Camp Redwood comes out, Ramirez explains what brought him back, and Margaret proposes a boat ride.

   Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by Dan Dworkin

6. S9.E6 · Wed, Oct 23, 2019

   Episode 100

   1985 and 1989: Richter tries to end it, Ramirez is arrested, and the ghosts who never left the campground keep the trespasser count down.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

7. S9.E7 · Wed, Oct 30, 2019

   The Lady in White

   1948, Camp Golden Star, and the accident that made Lavinia Richter what she became. In 1989 her son comes back to the lake.

   Directed by Liz Friedlander · Written by John J. Gray

8. S9.E8 · Wed, Nov 6, 2019

   Rest in Pieces

   Halloween week. A tabloid writer works out who Brooke and Donna really are, and Ramirez recruits help to finish a ghost.

   Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by Adam Penn

9. S9.E9 · Wed, Nov 13, 2019

   Final Girl

   2019: Richter's grown son comes back to a ruined Camp Redwood for answers, and the ghosts tell him what 1989 actually cost.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Crystal Liu

1984 (2019) · Camp Redwood, California, 1984. Nine episodes, tied with Delicate for the shortest, and a straight slasher pastiche. Self-contained.

Season 10 · 10 episodes · 10 aired · Aug 25, 2021 to Oct 20, 2021

1. E1Aug 25
2. E2Aug 25
3. E3Sep 1
4. E4Sep 8
5. E5Sep 15
6. E6Sep 22
7. E7Sep 29
8. E8Oct 6
9. E9Oct 13
10. E10Oct 20

1. S10.E1 · Wed, Aug 25, 2021

   Cape Fear

   A novelist moves his pregnant wife and daughter to Provincetown for the winter to finish a script, and finds a town where nobody is out of season by accident.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S10.E2 · Wed, Aug 25, 2021

   Pale

   The pill works. Harry writes in a night what he could not write in a year, and starts wanting something he cannot buy on Commercial Street.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Brad Falchuk & Ryan Murphy

3. S10.E3 · Wed, Sep 1, 2021

   Thirst

   Harry's agent comes to check on him, finds talent in the last place she expected, and the supply starts spreading beyond the people it was meant for.

   Directed by Loni Peristere · Written by Brad Falchuk

4. S10.E4 · Wed, Sep 8, 2021

   Blood Buffet

   Five years earlier: how the Chemist came to Provincetown, who she tested the black pills on, and what happens to a subject with no talent.

   Directed by Axelle Carolyn · Written by Brad Falchuk

5. S10.E5 · Wed, Sep 15, 2021

   Gaslight

   Doris gives birth and is kept sedated so she does not ask questions. Alma answers them anyway, and the household stops being able to hide anything.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto

6. S10.E6 · Wed, Sep 22, 2021

   Winter Kills

   The town council decides the Gardners are a liability, Harry tries to get himself and Alma clean, and Provincetown runs out of patience.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto

7. S10.E7 · Wed, Sep 29, 2021

   Take Me to Your Leader

   Part two, Death Valley. 1954: President Eisenhower leaves a golf game in Palm Springs to see what has come down in the desert.

   Directed by Max Winkler · Written by Brad Falchuk & Kristen Reidel & Manny Coto

8. S10.E8 · Wed, Oct 6, 2021

   Inside

   Kennedy learns what his predecessor signed, decides the public should know, and four students in 2021 wake up somewhere they did not go to sleep.

   Directed by Tessa Blake · Written by Manny Coto & Kristen Reidel & Brad Falchuk

9. S10.E9 · Wed, Oct 13, 2021

   Blue Moon

   Eisenhower lives with the treaty, the visitors send a liaison to the White House, and the abduction programme gets a paperwork system.

   Directed by Laura Belsey & John J. Gray · Written by Kristen Reidel & Manny Coto & Reilly Smith

10. S10.E10 · Wed, Oct 20, 2021

    The Future Perfect

    Nixon inherits the arrangement and asks how long it runs. The answer, and the two timelines' last word on the deal.

    Directed by Axelle Carolyn · Written by Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto & Kristen Reidel & Reilly Smith

Double Feature (2021) · two stories in one season: Red Tide in Provincetown (episodes 1-6) and Death Valley (episodes 7-10), which share no characters.

Season 11 · 10 episodes · 10 aired · Oct 19, 2022 to Nov 16, 2022

1. E1Oct 19
2. E2Oct 19
3. E3Oct 26
4. E4Oct 26
5. E5Nov 2
6. E6Nov 2
7. E7Nov 9
8. E8Nov 9
9. E9Nov 16
10. E10Nov 16

1. S11.E1 · Wed, Oct 19, 2022

   Something's Coming

   New York, 1981. A reporter for the Native tries to get his detective boyfriend on the record about gay men going missing, and the city refuses to notice.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S11.E2 · Wed, Oct 19, 2022

   Thank You for Your Service

   Gino sets up a tip line, and the man who took him visits Dr Hannah Wells about a rash she cannot identify.

   Directed by Max Winkler · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver & Manny Coto

3. S11.E3 · Wed, Oct 26, 2022

   Smoke Signals

   A theory about where the illness came from starts circulating, a prisoner gets loose, and Patrick follows a tip to a warehouse party.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto

4. S11.E4 · Wed, Oct 26, 2022

   Black Out

   A blackout rolls across the city, Patrick gets Gino out of the morgue, and Kathy is asked to go on the record about the murders.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

5. S11.E5 · Wed, Nov 2, 2022

   Bad Fortune

   A tarot shop deals the death card three times in one afternoon, Hannah gets bloodwork back, and the Angel of Death starts making house calls.

   Directed by Paris Barclay · Written by Our Lady J & Jennifer Salt

6. S11.E6 · Wed, Nov 2, 2022

   The Body

   A body in a leather hood turns up on Fire Island, and Gino follows Patrick out there to find out what he is not being told.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Brad Falchuk & Manny Coto & Our Lady J

7. S11.E7 · Wed, Nov 9, 2022

   The Sentinel

   Gino and Patrick walk into the killer's meat plant, and getting out costs more than either of them brought with them.

   Directed by Paris Barclay · Written by Our Lady J & Manny Coto

8. S11.E8 · Wed, Nov 9, 2022

   Fire Island

   Fire Island in the summer, with lesions nobody wants to name, a confession Gino did not ask for, and Big Daddy on the sand.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver & Our Lady J

9. S11.E9 · Wed, Nov 16, 2022

   Requiem 1981/1987 – Part 1

   1981 and 1987 side by side: a funeral, a hospital ward, and the years the city spent pretending the two had nothing to do with each other.

   Directed by Our Lady J · Written by Our Lady J

10. S11.E10 · Wed, Nov 16, 2022

    Requiem 1981/1987 – Part 2

    The second half of the requiem. Who survives to 1987, who does not, and what Gino is still trying to get printed.

    Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

NYC (2022) · New York, 1981. A serial-killer story set against the first years of the AIDS crisis, and the most sombre season. Self-contained.

Season 12 · 9 episodes · 9 aired · Sep 20, 2023 to Apr 24, 2024

1. E1Sep 20
2. E2Sep 27
3. E3Oct 4
4. E4Oct 11
5. E5Oct 18
6. E6Apr 3
7. E7Apr 10
8. E8Apr 17
9. E9Apr 24

1. S12.E1 · Wed, Sep 20, 2023

   Multiply Thy Pain

   Anna Alcott has an Oscar campaign, an IVF cycle and a husband who wants this round to work. She also has a woman who keeps appearing where she should not be.

   Directed by Jessica Yu · Written by Halley Feiffer

2. S12.E2 · Wed, Sep 27, 2023

   Rockabye

   The building's cameras show nobody came in, so the police suggest the medication is to blame, and Anna is told to wait two weeks for a test.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Halley Feiffer

3. S12.E3 · Wed, Oct 4, 2023

   When the Bough Breaks

   Anna starts to think the obstruction is deliberate rather than medical, and Dex would rather she did not say that out loud.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Halley Feiffer

4. S12.E4 · Wed, Oct 11, 2023

   Vanishing Twin

   1555, and a queen's bargain for an heir. In the present, Anna's publicist hires two new handlers to rebuild her image.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Halley Feiffer

5. S12.E5 · Wed, Oct 18, 2023

   Preech

   1987: what Ms Preecher gave birth to and what she tried to do about it. In 2023 Anna finds out who else her publicist represents.

   Directed by John J. Gray · Written by Halley Feiffer

6. S12.E6 · Wed, Apr 3, 2024

   Opening Night

   Hollywood's awards machine takes a life, and Anna is handed the top speaking slot at a fundraiser she cannot refuse.

   Directed by Bradley Buecker · Written by Halley Feiffer

7. S12.E7 · Wed, Apr 10, 2024

   Ave Hestia

   42 A.D., a barn, twins, and the witch who brought them back. Adeline's exit from the cult explains how Dex ended up where he is.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Halley Feiffer

8. S12.E8 · Wed, Apr 17, 2024

   Little Gold Man

   1967: Mia Farrow, Rosemary's Baby and a visitor in her dressing room. In 2024 a funeral is interrupted by an accusation.

   Directed by Jennifer Lynch · Written by Halley Feiffer

9. S12.E9 · Wed, Apr 24, 2024

   The Auteur

   Anna goes into labour somewhere she did not agree to go, and the finale explains who arranged every appointment since the first one.

   Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by Halley Feiffer

Delicate (2023-24) · released in two parts: episodes 1-5 aired in autumn 2023, the last four in April 2024. Self-contained.

Season 13 · 13 episodes · 0 aired · Sep 24, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026

1. E1Sep 24
2. E2Sep 24
3. E3Sep 24
4. E4Oct 1
5. E5Oct 1
6. E6Oct 1
7. E7Oct 8
8. E8Oct 8
9. E9Oct 15
10. E10Oct 15
11. E11Oct 22
12. E12Oct 22
13. E13Oct 29

1. S13.E1 · Thu, Sep 24, 2026 · Up next · Projected date

   13

   Directed by Ryan Murphy · Written by Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk

2. S13.E2 · Thu, Sep 24, 2026 · Projected date

   1:13 AM

   Directed by Crystle Roberson Dorsey · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

3. S13.E3 · Thu, Sep 24, 2026 · Projected date

   Rauhnacht

   Directed by Crystle Roberson Dorsey · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

4. S13.E4 · Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · Projected date

   Is That All There Is?

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

5. S13.E5 · Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · Projected date

   Date Night

   Directed by Jesse Peretz · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

6. S13.E6 · Thu, Oct 1, 2026 · Projected date

   The Return of Devil's Night

   Directed by Crystle Roberson Dorsey · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

7. S13.E7 · Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · Projected date

   The Baddest Witch of Them All

   Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

8. S13.E8 · Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · Projected date

   Hell No

   Directed by Crystle Roberson Dorsey · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

9. S13.E9 · Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · Projected date

   The Devil Is in the Details

   Directed by Adam Penn · Written by Ryan Murphy & Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

10. S13.E10 · Thu, Oct 15, 2026 · Projected date

    The Prodigal Son

    Directed by Gillian Robespierre · Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver & Brad Falchuk

11. S13.E11 · Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · Projected date

    Title not announced

    Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver & Ryan Murphy

12. S13.E12 · Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · Projected date

    Title not announced

    Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver

13. S13.E13 · Thu, Oct 29, 2026 · Projected date

    Title not announced

    Written by Ned Martel & Charlie Carver & Brad Falchuk

13 (2026) · premieres Thursday, September 24 on FX with three half-hour episodes, each on Hulu the following day, and ends October 29. Titles for the last three episodes have not been announced. Our week-by-week schedule tracks each drop.