‘American Horror Story’ season 3 adds Kathy Bates for ‘more ambitious’ season
FX’s American Horror Story has cast Oscar-winner Kathy Bates for its third season, Deadline has confirmed. TVLine first reported the casting.
Jessica Lange is the centerpiece that “American Horror Story” and is set to return for season 3
Bates joins the show after most recently winning a pair of Emmy nominations for the first two seasons of NBC’s Harry’s Law, which was cancelled last May.
American Horror Story series alums Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga, Frances Conroy, and Lily Rabe are set to return for the horror anthology’s third cycle.
Creator Ryan Murphy told EW on season 3, “What we’re doing is more ambitious than what we’ve ever done.” He added, “This one will be shot on location in three different cities in the country.”
[…] The recent news of Bassett was the most recent, with Bates joining back in February as Murphy was talking about talking season 3 to a new level, ‘Being more ambitious’ – read more here. […]