After its premiere night on Wednesday, "American Horror Story" has finally revealed the theme for Season 6. The show has managed to keep the details under perfect wraps by releasing 24 "misdirect" promos, with only one of them true. Now, the "American Horror Story" Season is revealed to be called "American Horror Story: Roanoke."
As reported by TVLine, the theme was revealed in the first episode, curiously called "Chapter 1," which opened with confessional interviews of people who took part in a documentary titled "My Roanoke Nightmare." The first episode focused on a couple who had a traumatic experience, having lost a baby, which is why they moved to North Carolina.
CEO John Landgraf explained to reporters that his marketing team "went out and created many more trailers than you've actually seen for hypothetical seasons of American Horror Story, in different genres, different places. One of them is accurate, and the others are all misdirects. ... We think it will be fun for the audience to have the surprise this year."
According to TIME, "American Horror Story" Season 6 is based on a true story of the lost colonists of Roanoke. A group of Englishmen, including women and children, led by Captain John White created a settlement at Roanoke Island, now called North Carolina. Captain White returned to England for supplies, but when he sailed back to the colony after four years, he found that something is very much different in a disturbing way.
"American Horror Story" cast members reportedly include Lady Gaga, Evan Peters, Denis O'Hare, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Finn Wittrock, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson and Leslie Jordan, per Deadline. "Glee" alum Jacob Artist recently teased about his casting in the AHS, but his social media post about it was immediately taken down. The full cast has not been revealed as part of the AHS campaign. But showrunner Ryan Murphy said that after the premiere episode, they will release the cast gallery.
"American Horror Story" Season 6 airs every Wednesday at 10/9c on FX.
