Ready to enter “American Horror Story: Freak Show”? Season 4 of the FX miniseries is set to premiere on Wednesday, introducing viewers to a whole new “AHS” universe. From the world’s strongest man, conjoined twins and a bearded woman, the upcoming season is set to take fans into a world full of amazing feats and terror.
As we previously reported, Season 4 will be a period piece set in Jupiter, Florida, in 1952. In the synopsis for “Freak Show,” Jupiter is described as a “quiet, sleepy hamlet.” However, that will quickly change when a “troupe of curiosities” arrive. Their arrival coincides with “the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike.” With not only their lives on the line, Season 4 will tell “the story of the performers and their desperate journey of survival amidst the dying world of the American Carny experience.”
To celebrate Season 4, the “American Horror Story” cast was in Hollywood, California, on Sunday, Oct. 5. Check out the actors on the red carpet -- and see if you’ll be able to recognize them when “American Horror Story: Freak Show” premieres on FX on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 10 p.m. EDT.
Jyoti Amge, the world's smallest woman, sits on Erika Ervin's shoulder in this photo from the "American Horror Story" Season 4 red carpet. Ervin, a trans woman, will be playing sideshow character Amazon Eve.ReutersFor the first time in "American Horror Story" history, a former character will reapper in a new season. Naomi Grossman will be reprising her role as Pepper. The character was first seen in Season 2, "Asylum," as an inmate at Briarcliff. "Freak Show" will show Pepper prior to her being locked up.Reuters"American Horror Story" newcomer Michael Chiklis will be portraying Dell Toledo, the "world's strongest man." Toledo will have a bit of history with some of his "Freak Show" co-stars. He was married to Ethel Darling, aka the bearded lady (Kathy Bates), and now has a new wife, Desire Dupree, aka the three-breasted woman (Angela Bassett).ReutersEmma Roberts will be playing Maggie Esmerelda in "American Horror Story: Freak Show." The character is a fortune-teller and a con artist.ReutersKathy Bates will be portraying Ethel Darling, aka The Bearded Lady, in "American Horror Story: Freak Show." Her son, Jimmy Darling, was born with lobster-like hands. Reuters"American Horror Story" vet Sarah Paulson will be playing conjoined twins, Bette and Dot Tattler.ReutersGabourey Sidibe, who first joined "American Horror Story" in Season 3, will be playing a rich and sophisticated graduate in "Freak Show." She'll return to Jupiter for a family issue.ReutersRose Siggins will be playing Legless Suzi in "American Horror Story: Freak Show."Reuters"Hunger Games" actor Wes Bentley is a newcomer to "American Horror Story." Bentley will be playing Edward Mordrake, an old nemesis of Ethel Darling.ReutersAngela Bassett will be playing Desiree Dupree in "American Horror Story: Freak Show." Dupree is a three-breasted woman and the new wife of Dell Toledo (Michael Chiklis).Reuters"American Horror Story" alum Evan Peters will be portraying Jimmy Darling, the son of Ethel Darling (Kathy Bates). Jimmy Darling was born with ectrodactyly, also known as lobster-claw hand.Reuters"American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy joined the cast of "Freak Show" on the red carpet in Hollywood on Sunday, Oct. 5.Reuters"American Horror Story" co-creator Brad Falchuk joined the cast of "Freak Show" on the red carpet in Hollywood on Sunday, Oct. 5Reuters
