New Season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY Will Be Set '18 Months From Today'

According to Deadline, Ryan Murphy has confirmed at an event that the next season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY will take place "18 months from today." Murphy also revealed that Evan Peters will play a hair stylist and Joan Collins will play his grandmother.

"It's heightened," he said of the season 8. "It's not necessarily as real and grounded as the past season. We're sort of getting back to Asylum, and Coven. That's the tone of it."

Murphy revealed that the season will start shooting around June 16.

Adina Porter, who has worked on three AHS seasons, asked Murphy, "Are there minorities in it?" To which Murphy replied, "I will tell you that three of our leads are indeed minorities."

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The series from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk has received an Emmy, Golden Globe and AFI Award. The franchise has received 28 Emmy nominations and four wins over its previous six seasons. FXrecently announced the renewal of AHS for new more seasons. The first episode of 'Cult' will premiere on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10 PM ET/PT on FX

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