
One Coven star who won’t be returning is Angela Bassett. Pierre Vanderbilt (Grossman) and Mallory (Lourd). Other new characters include Dinah Stevens (Porter), Coco St. Though Bates appeared in Coven, she will be playing a new role, Ms. Also returning are Kathy Bates, Adina Porter, Cheyenne Jackson, Billy Eichner, Leslie Grossman and Billie Lourd. One very high-profile newcomer will be playing his grandmother: Joan Collins (see her character, Evie Gallant, below). In Apocalypse, he will be reprising Tate Langdon only, and playing a second character, a hairdresser named Mr. Other returning castmembers include Peters, who has appeared in every season (Tate in Murder House and revived frat boy Kyle Spencer in Coven).Together forever?”Ī post shared by Ryan Murphy on at 12:56pm PDT Where are the boundaries? How do we break them? That flows into your life as well.” Murphy has shared a behind-the-scenes look at Peters back in character as Tate, saying the character was “happy to be home.” He later shared a photo of Peter and Farmiga in character (below) and posed the question: “Tate and Violet. Everybody is pushing themselves to the limits of what is possible. The Ryan Murphy family is really special. “I feel so blessed just to be in a scene with her and going there with her. “She’s the most specific, refined, deep actress I’ve ever worked with,” Fern told THR of Paulson. He arrived at the end of the first episode, as a member of The Cooperative. Fern, who entered Murphy’s orbit when he co-starred in American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace, will be scene-partner sparring with Paulson. Now all grown up, the Antichrist spawn of Tate, aka The Rubber Man, and Vivien from Murder House is played by Cody Fern. Michael is indeed a character in season eight.See the first look at Paulson’s new character, Venable, offering a chance to be “one of the few remaining… to survive” below. It was Billie Dean who warned that the “end of days” would come with the arrival of Antichrist baby Michael Langdon. In Murder House, Paulson was featured in a smaller role as medium Billie Dean Howard - a character she reprises in season five’s Hotel - but a key role nonetheless. Paulson, on the other hand, will be returning as both of her Murder House and Coven characters, as well as playing a new character named Wilhemina Venable, who runs an outpost for survivors after a missile attack. Despite leading the majority of Coven as supreme witch Fiona Goode, Lange is only confirmed to be reprising one of her characters from the crossover seasons. She even filmed two of them in one day - another first. Paulson will be appearing as three characters, a new challenge for the Emmy-winning star who has played dual roles on multiple AHS seasons.Harmon spin-off? Back in the #MurderHouse 7 years later…with the great directing no less!Ī post shared by connie britton on at 7:58pm PDT (She also appeared in season six’s Roanoke.) Both Murphy and Britton shared photos from set and Britton noted that her and McDermott’s return will also appear in the sixth episode directed by Paulson. Farmiga also appeared in Coven, meaning the actress will reprise two of her AHS characters in season eight.
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McDermott later co-starred in season two’s Asylum, playing a different character Britton hasn’t appeared in the series since season one.

After the birth of baby Michael, the entire Harmon family - Vivien (Britton), Ben (McDermott) and Violet (Farmiga) died, their spirits trapped for eternity in the Murder House. Even Frances Conroy (who is also reprising her Coven witch) was spotted on set in character as housekeeper Moira O’Hara. Completing the Murder House family, Taissa Farmiga, who played the pair’s daughter, is also returning.
