"American Horror Story" (American Horror Story) is an American horror TV series, directed by Ryan Murphy and others, starring Evan Peters , Sarah Paulson , Jessica Lange , Lily Rabe , Frances Conroy and others. The series premiered on October 5, 2011 on the US cable network FX Networks, LLC .
The show has nine seasons. The theme of the first season is "Haunted House", the theme of the second season is "Crazy Asylum", the theme of the third season is "Witch's Gathering", the theme of the fourth season is "Freak Show", the theme of the fifth season is "Hotel", and the sixth season The theme is "Roanoke", the theme of the seventh season is "Cult", the theme of the eighth season is "Apocalypse", and the theme of the ninth season is "1984".
Since its inception, as of 2019, the show has won a total of 73 awards, mainly including sixteen Emmy Awards , two Golden Globe Awards , three Annual Satellite Awards , and 314 award nominations
; the eight-season average ROTTEN TOMATOES freshness is 75.3 %, up from 84% in the second quarter
. The premiere of the fourth season received 6.13 million views and a rating of 3.1 among the main audience aged 18-49, making it the most watched season for the premiere episode
.
The eighth season, themed "Apocalypse", aired on September 12, 2018 US time
. This season is the one with the most linkages with previous seasons.
In January 2017, the show was renewed for an eighth and ninth season
. In August 2018, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a tenth season
. In January 2020, FX Networks, LLC announced that the series had been renewed for another three seasons
.
