Filed under: TV Shows, Tyrell
Author: Tyrell
Date: Dec 23, 2011
Ryan Murphy has been known to cause a stir when it comes to the casting of his shows. For example, Gleeks everywhere were in an uproar when Murphy suggested that a few characters from his hit show Glee would possibly be leaving the show after graduation. Cue the potential uproar once again. Murphy, and the creative team behind FX’s smash hit American Horror Story have announced a huge cast shake up that will change the face of season two. Literally.
Yesterday, Murphy and FX President John Landgraf announced the changes for the show with Landgraf expanding further with TheWrap.com. The big change? A new haunted building and a fresh new cast. Both Murphy and Landgraf said that some actors may return for season two but they would be in different roles. The two wouldn’t disclose which actors would possibly return.
“The next year of the show — every season of the show — will be a different haunting,” Murphy told reporters, saying it was the plan all along. Landgraf continued, “None of the characters from season one will be regular characters in season two, nor will it take place in the same house, nor will it take place in the same state. It won’t take place in California.”
“Ryan’s got some people he’s targeting who are new to the show, as well as people he’s negotiating with who are current members of the cast, (but) he doesn’t want to say anything about his plan until he’s ready to talk about it all at once,” Landgraf told TheWrap.
For Wednesday’s finale, the show saw it’s highest ratings of the season bringing in 3.22 million viewers. For season one, the theme was infidelity . The theme will change for season two. Many critics were angry at the speed in which AHS hammered through their story. However, the creators didn’t want to chime and explain that the arc would last one season only. They wanted viewers to experience the show without knowing when it would end or what was going to happen.
What do you think of the choice to change it up for Season 2? Will you be checking it out?
Perie
December 23rd, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Absolutely, can’t wait for the second season. One of the best shows this fall. Great storyline, great cast!
CT
December 23rd, 2011 at 2:55 pm
from what I understand, they were saying that season 2 won’t even be about a haunted house, but it will be a different horror story each season, such as serial killers or whatever
Erik
December 23rd, 2011 at 6:37 pm
not sure. wasn’t that happy with the ending for season one. love the show but the final episode was a huge disappointment. we’ll see sor season 2. will def. watch it
Brendan
December 24th, 2011 at 2:53 am
There were so many things that did not make sense about the show. Some ghosts being more powerful than others… and how ghosts seemed solid as humans… how Moira looked different to men and women… and of course, the fact that the ghosts could murder people was just way off the charts. It was not like a zap of energy or moving something and the person tripped… they would literally murder them and it didn’t make sense. So the moral of the story is that everyone dies and they will all languish there forever. What a fucking bummer. I thought that “The Killing” had a bad ending but at least the same people come back… so for this show to end on a bad note and then effectively be canceled (since it’s coming back with a new setting, cast, everything… it’s NOT the same show). It would be like Lost having a new set of survivors every season. Why watch and invest in characters in they are so disposable. Bad move, very disappointing…
dani
January 4th, 2012 at 3:08 am
Well I just think this is fucking stupid. I love American Horror Story how it is now. I love Tate and Violet especially. Now they are just going to wipe the slate clean and get rid of the cast and story? What the fuck people?! If that is what you are going to do it isn’t even the same fucking show anymore. I am not going to watch it. I’m done. Bad chocie in my opinion, going to lose a lot of viewers.