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American Horror Story: Evan Peters on Ariana Grande; Season 13 Update

Evan Peters (The Beauty) discussed Ariana Grande joining the American Horror Story universe and offered a quick update on Season 13.

Knowing that we have a 13th season of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's American Horror Story hitting our screens this October, with Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Ariana Grande, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, and Leslie Grossman, is a pretty good way to start the new year. With Peters making the rounds in support of his and Murphy's latest series, FX's The Beauty, Peters has had a chance to offer some thoughts and even an update on how things are looking. Checking in with E! News, Peters was asked about the newest addition to the AHS universe and what Grande brings to the season. "What doesn't she bring to the cast? She's an incredible performer and actress, and I think that's gonna be awesome to have her on board," Peters shared. "I'm excited to see what's gonna be in the season. I haven't read anything yet, so I'm curious what it's gonna be, what's it gonna have her doing. It's exciting."

During a previous conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Peters explained why it felt like the right time to return to the long-running horror anthology series. "First of all, it's working with Ryan again, but second of all, he's assembled the cast from all the different seasons," Peters shared. "It's sort of an alumni, and we're all getting back together to do this greatest-hits season. So we'll see what he writes and what it brings. But just the chance to be able to work with Sarah, Jessica, Kathy, Angela again, and everybody involved. I'm interested to see what the scenes are and how it all plays out." As for the headline-grabbing news of Lange's return, Peters was as surprised as everyone else. "Yeah, Ryan knows how to have those dinners. He will get you in a second. I was definitely shocked, but thrilled, honestly."

American Horror Story: Paulson Talks AHS Break, "Longing" For Return

Ahead of receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in December 2025, Paulson spoke with Variety about her career – including why she needed to take a break from the AHS universe for a while. "There's this phenomenon I've talked to other actors about that is really hard to describe unless you're running through the woods simulating terror for six months out of the year, every year," Paulson shared, explaining why she needed to step about from AHS.

"Your body doesn't know the difference between the real and imagined, at least not the way I work. If I'm terrified, I'm hyperventilating, and I'm running from something, then I'm actually experiencing that." But Paulson is feeling the itch for a return, especially with her killer lineup of co-stars for Season 13. "I missed it, and I'm really looking forward to doing it again. It was like this dovetailing of my longing for it, and the idea that I would be reunited with [all of them] just came together at the right time," she added.

Paulson's AHS run began with 2011's "Murder House" (Billie Dean Howard), and would continue through 2012'a "Asylum" (Lana Winters), 2013's "Coven" ( Cordelia Goode), 2014's "Freak Show" (Bette and Dot Tattler), 2015's "Hotel" (Sally McKenna & Billie Dean Howard), 2016's "Roanoke" (Shelby Miller, Audrey Tindall & Lana Winters), 2017's "Cult" (Ally Mayfair-Richards & Susan Atkins), 2018's "Apocalypse" (Wilhemina Venable, Cordelia Goode & Billie Dean Howard),  and 2021's "Double Feature" (Tuberculosis Karen & Mamie Eisenhower).

Here's a look back at the announcement teaser that went out from Ryan Murphy Productions (set to the tune of Vera Lynn's cover of "I'll Be Seeing You"), with the new season set for Halloween 2026:

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