American Horror Story: Season 6

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Season Details & Credits

FX | Season Premiere Date: September 14, 2016

Starring: Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson

Summary: Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer. Cheyenne Jackson, Lady Gaga, Denis O’Hare, Sarah Paulson, and Finn Wittrock are expected to return for the sixth season of the Ryan Murphy horror anthology series.

Genre(s): Horror

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Season 6 Episodes

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S6:E10. Chapter 10
Air Date: November 16, 2016
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S6:E9. Chapter 9
Air Date: November 9, 2016
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S6:E8. Chapter 8
Air Date: November 2, 2016

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Dan Fienberg

Sep 15, 2016

If you tuned in for the start of "My Roanoke Nightmare," chances are good that you'll continue with it because it was a lot of ground-laying, but almost none of the excess that the show is known for. ... Beyond the atmospheric set-up, the "My Roanoke Nightmare" was worth watching just for the initial casting fun, always an AHS staple. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Sep 15, 2016

A lot of this was great fun. ... The grace notes the show allowed itself--the witty depiction of Shelby as a bougie yoga lover who likes her evening glass of wine maybe a little too much, the unapologetic plot holes that garishly remind you that yes, this is a horror story--were actually allowed to resonate, rather than being muffled by too much too-muchness. Read full review

Spencer Kornhaber

Sep 15, 2016

None of it innovated on horror tradition--echoes of The Blair Witch Project, The Hills Have Eyes, and The Amityville Horror abounded--but the creep-outs were executed with careful timing and visual flair. The documentary aspect and the limited cast size thus far has also offered convincing, grounded characterization of the leads--and more importantly, characterization of their relationships. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Sep 15, 2016

Murphy and Falchuk didn’t exactly sell a whole new “Horror Story” in the first hour, but what’s here marks an effort to try something new in a franchise that both reinvents itself every season and remains frustratingly similar. ... "My Roanoke Nightmare” is a promising start with a central mystery as tantalizing as the ads teasing it. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Sep 15, 2016

Right now, the new series looks both promising (especially good this night: Angela Bassett and Adina Porter sharing the same role as Matt’s sister, a police detective clinging to new sobriety) and limiting: How many times can Roanoke slam a door and make us jump? Read full review

Jen Chaney

Sep 15, 2016

All of that is clever, but after watching last night’s episode, I’m still not sure whether this season can accomplish what earlier seasons of American Horror Story and this summer’s Stranger Things did: spin all those embedded references into something engrossingly new. One of the problems of the documentary-style approach is that it automatically sucks some of the tension out of what we’re watching. Read full review

Isaac Feldberg

Sep 15, 2016

The whole thing is staged in a strange and somewhat discombobulating manner--with act breaks that carry a logo and the name “My Roanoake Nightmare,” the season feels like a reality show. ... This one, on the other hand, has the potential to excel as something American Horror Story has never been: a simple scary story, an old campfire tale delivered in a modern manner but still loyal to the more clear-eyed, heart-in-mouth horror of the unknown. Read full review

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Rysingzombie

Sep 15, 2016

I was extremely relieved that the first episode of this season wasn't over the top and crazy like in Season 5 Hotel. Last year I was so turned off by the pornographic scene featuring the demon forcing himself sexually on one of the characters I almost didn't watch it. This year it appearsI was extremely relieved that the first episode of this season wasn't over the top and crazy like in Season 5 Hotel. Last year I was so turned off by the pornographic scene featuring the demon forcing himself sexually on one of the characters I almost didn't watch it. This year it appears the creators, writers, and even actors have gone back to what made this TV show so great and that is the character development and a sense of building a story with mystery with some good scares. As I was watching the first episode I was taken back to the first season a bit by the situation the couple found themselves in and by them moving into a new place. It seems similar to Murder house, but also felt comparable to movies like The Strangers, or Straw Dogs. I love the location and the theme so far and I can't wait to see where they are going to go this season!… Expand

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frylock904

Dec 26, 2018

Easily the best season of AHS behind Asylum, this was by far the closest to a "horror" story the series has been

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MarceloPaz

Oct 6, 2018

Finally came back to hit the season finale, very well produced, story that is really worth being

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Dsros96

Oct 29, 2018

Season kind of messy. It's a good season and the idea of it is mostly well executed, but some elements are out of place. Sarah Paulson screaming through the whole season is extremely annoying.

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Acksees

Sep 26, 2016

This has been truly diabolical two episodes in. Despite the new format this still feels very stale. Just ripping off other stuff all the time.....but worst of all, the way characters act is just utterly unbelievable....when the sister brought the kid back to the house i realised that theThis has been truly diabolical two episodes in. Despite the new format this still feels very stale. Just ripping off other stuff all the time.....but worst of all, the way characters act is just utterly unbelievable....when the sister brought the kid back to the house i realised that the creators were taking the audience for fools.… Expand

4 of 6 users found this helpful42

ChecheB

Nov 19, 2016

My wife and I must be missing something. We are huge AHS fans but this season was a disaster. All over the place with the twists and turns and none of them very compelling. We didn't find this season suspenseful, scary or captivating. There was no emotional attachment to any character. To usMy wife and I must be missing something. We are huge AHS fans but this season was a disaster. All over the place with the twists and turns and none of them very compelling. We didn't find this season suspenseful, scary or captivating. There was no emotional attachment to any character. To us this is now 2 subpar seasons in a row. It's time for Ryan Murphy to get back to basics and develop characters we can care about and build a story that flows well from start to finish. Dig out the Coven/Asylum recipe and deliver a fulfilling season.… Expand

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hels228

Nov 19, 2017

Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t! WHATTHEF*CK AHS?
I have no other words but sh*t!
HORROR? WHERE IS A HORROR? AMERICAN HORROR STORY - EVOLUTION OR DEGRADATION? DEGRADATION AND 6th SEASON IS SH*T

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 11

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- Season 11 Overview
  Air Date: October 19, 2022
Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: August 25, 2021
Season 9

tbd
- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 2019
Season 8

63
- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 12, 2018
Season 7

66
- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 5, 2017
Season 6

72
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 2016
- tbd
  S6:E10. Chapter 10
  Air Date: November 16, 2016
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  S6:E9. Chapter 9
  Air Date: November 9, 2016
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  S6:E8. Chapter 8
  Air Date: November 2, 2016
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  S6:E7. Chapter 7
  Air Date: October 26, 2016
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  S6:E6. Chapter 6
  Air Date: October 19, 2016
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  S6:E5. Chapter 5
  Air Date: October 12, 2016
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  S6:E4. Chapter 4
  Air Date: October 5, 2016
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  S6:E3. Chapter 3
  Air Date: September 28, 2016
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  S6:E2. Chapter 2
  Air Date: September 22, 2016
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  S6:E1. Chapter 1
  Air Date: September 14, 2016
Season 5

60
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 7, 2015
Season 4

69
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 8, 2014
Season 3

71
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 9, 2013
Season 2

65
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 17, 2012
Season 1

62
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 5, 2011