'American Horror Story' Season 7 Spoilers: Executive Producer Reveals Hints During PaleyFest
It was previously confirmed that the seventh season of FX's horror anthology "American Horror Story" will be about the recent U.S. presidential elections.
Although the title and other details of the upcoming season are still kept under wraps, executive producer Tim Minear did not hesitate to drop hints about the show during the PaleyFest event on Sunday, March 26.
For one, Minear hints that they will pull off another stunt like they did for last year's "American Horror Story: Roanoke."
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"At the beginning of every season, in order to secure the tax benefit, you have to give a synopsis of what you're doing," he explained during the PaleyFest panel, adding that series creator Ryan Murphy does not like doing it, which prompted them to write two paragraphs of completely outrageous things they might do on the show. According to Entertainment Weekly, Minear then said that they will be doing that same thing this year for "American Horror Story" season 7.
So far, Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters are the only ones confirmed to star in the horror anthology's seventh season, and previous speculations pointed to Paulson playing the character based on the Democrats' 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. However, this was already debunked by Murphy himself.
"It's Ryan Murphy, so let's give it a little bit more credit and a little more credence to the idea," Paulson also said during an interview with E! News when asked if this season would be a straight recreation of the recent elections. "It's probably not going to be what you think," she tells fans.
Moreover, Murphy clarifies that they are just using the presidential election as a jumping off point for an allegory which "American Horror Story" was always really about. "It is about the election we just went through and what happened on that night and the fallout of that night, which to many people, from all sides of the camps is a horror story," Murphy explained to E! News.
In addition, executive producer Brad Falchuk shared during the PaleyFest event that they are always trying to bring their stories to a much more personal level, and that they try to at least do something different each season.
"This was a really dramatic shift, much more pared down. We really wanted to be as scary as possible. We really wanted to beat the hell out of [the cast] in a different way," Falchuk said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
"American Horror Story" is renewed up to a ninth season, and it is expected to air its seventh one by fall 2017.
