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|ShortSummary = It is 1964 and Kit Walker is admitted to Briarcliff Manor, accused of being the infamous serial killer "Bloody Face", who wears a mask of human skin and has viciously murdered and mutilated many, including his own wife. At Briarcliff, Kit is befriended by Grace, a fellow inmate who is accused of murdering her family. Meanwhile, a young reporter, Lana Winters, senses something amiss at Briarcliff and is intent on exposing it, but is caught trespassing and the tyrannical Sister Jude has her admitted to the asylum for being a lesbian. A bitter rivalry is ignited between Sister Jude and Dr. Arthur Arden, who uses torture and murder in his obsession with finding the secret of the darkness that lies in every human. In the present day, a young newlywed couple on a "Honeymoon of Horrors" trip break into a now abandoned Briarcliff and are attacked by an unknown man, who appears to be Bloody Face.
|ShortSummary = It is 1964 and Kit Walker is admitted to Briarcliff Manor, accused of being the infamous serial killer "Bloody Face", who wears a mask of human skin and has viciously murdered and mutilated many. Once there, Kit is befriended by Grace, a fellow inmate who is accused of murdering her family. Meanwhile, a young reporter, Lana Winters, trespasses onto Briarcliff, intent on exposing its mistreatment of inmates. She is caught by the tyrannical Sister Jude and forcibly committed. A bitter rivalry continues between Sister Jude and Dr. Arthur Arden, who uses torture and murder in his quest to discover the secret of madness he believes lurks in every human brain. The episode is interspersed with scenes of the present day, where a young newlywed couple on a "Honeymoon of Horrors" explore the now abandoned Briarcliff.
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American Horror Story: Asylum
File:AHS season 2.jpg
Promotional poster for the second season.
No. of episodes13[1]
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseOctober 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

American Horror Story: Asylum[2] is the second season of the American horror television series American Horror Story. Announced on October 31, 2011[3] and premiering on FX on October 17, 2012,[4][5][6] the premise of the second season marks a departure from that of the first season, featuring new characters and a new location, primarily an insane asylum. Thus, the series has been deemed an anthology.

Cast & characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

See also: List of American Horror Story episodes
No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
131"Welcome to Briarcliff"Bradley BueckerTim MinearOctober 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)TBA
142"Tricks and Treats"[7]Bradley Buecker[7]James Wong[7]October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)[8]TBA
153"Nor'easter"[9]Michael Uppendahl[9]Jennifer Salt[9]October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)[8]TBA
164TBAUnknownUnknownNovember 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)[8]TBA
175TBAUnknownUnknownNovember 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)[8]TBA
186TBAUnknownUnknownNovember 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)[8]TBA

Production

Development

What you saw in the [season one] finale was the end of the Harmon house. The second season of the show will be a brand-new home or building to haunt. Just like this year, every season of this show will have a beginning, middle and end. [The second season] won't be in L.A. It will obviously be in America, but in a completely different locale.

— Executive producer Ryan Murphy on American Horror Story's second season.[10]

In October 2011, the FX Network renewed the series for a second season. In December 2011, series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced his plans to change the characters and location for the second season.[11]

After the first season finale aired, Murphy spoke of his plans to change the cast and location for the second season.[12] He did say, however, that some actors who starred in the first season would be returning. "The people that are coming back will be playing completely different characters, creatures, monsters, etc. [The Harmons] stories are done. People who are coming back will be playing entirely new characters," he announced.[10] Season two will take place in an East Coast institution for the criminally insane, called Briarcliff Manor.[13] "It's a completely different world and has nothing to do with Season 1; there's not a mention of Season 1... The second season is set in a completely different time period," commented Murphy.[14] In May 2012, Murphy revealed that that setting for the second season will be an institution for the criminally insane that Jessica Lange's character operates in the 1960s.[15]

In July 2012, Murphy talked about the second season commenting, "Everyone looks so different, people who were enemies last year are allies this year. The sets are amazing. It's 1964, so everything looks very different."[16]

"To me, last year was a family drama. This is our version of a workplace drama."

— Co-creator Brad Falchuk on the second season[13]

Murphy has also told TV Guide that there will not be any ghosts in the second season: "I think the story is horrifying," he said. "The story is a period piece in a mental institution based largely on truth and truth is always scarier than fiction."[17]

In August 2012, Murphy announced the season's new name by stating: "We picked 'Asylum' because it not only describes the setting — an insane asylum run by Jessica Lange's character which was formerly a tuberculosis ward — but also signifies a place of haven for the unloved and the unwanted," he said. "This year's theme is about sanity and tackling real life horrors."[2]

Previous consulting producer Tim Minear, has been promoted to executive producer and will continue writing for the series, beginning with the season premiere.[18]

Murphy has stated that this season will feature the series' first Christmas episode.[19]

Casting

In March 2012, Murphy revealed that the second season had been conceptualized around Jessica Lange, saying: "This will really be the Jessica Lange show so I’m very excited about it. We are designing this amazing new opposite of the Constance character for her. She and I have spoken about different things. She has a lot of ideas, and has a lot of input into her character. She told me some things she has always wanted to play as an actress. Lange's character's is, Sister Jude, a sadistic nun.[20][6] Zachary Quinto, who had a recurring role as Chad in the first season, was confirmed as one of the male leads in March 2012, portraying Dr. Oliver Thredson, a psychiatrist with groundbreaking treatment methods that go against Sister Jude's.[21][22][23] Quinto has stated that his new character is sane and very grounded.[24] At the William S. Paley Television Festival, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Lily Rabe were confirmed to return as main cast members in the second season.[25] Paulson will portray Lana Winters, a lesbian reporter whose own girlfriend has her committed to the asylum.[26][23] Rabe's character is Sister Mary Eunice, second-in-charge to Lange's Sister Jude.[27][23] Peters will play the role of Kit Walker, a man who's accused of murdering his wife, Alma (Olford), but he claims she was abducted by aliens.[28][23] Murphy has stated that Peters, "who was last season’s ultimate badass bad boy", will be the hero of the show this year.[15]

It was reported in March 2012 that Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine was in negotiations to appear in the second season. He will be playing Leo, a "contemporary character and half of a couple known only as 'The Lovers'", according to Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly.[29][30] Levine revealed to E! in June 2012 that his character is "newly married and I go with my wife on our honeymoon," he stated. "I don’t want to tell you too much... but it's gory."[31] Jenna Dewan will play his wife, Teresa.[32] In April 2012, Lizzie Brocheré was cast to play Grace, a character described as "a fierce, ferocious, extremely sexual, and dangerous wild-child sexpot" to rival Jessica Lange's new character.[33][34] In May 2012, James Cromwell signed on to co-star as Dr. Arthur Arden, a man who works in the asylum, and may be a Nazi.[35][36][37][23] Chloë Sevigny will play the role of Shelly the Nymphomaniac, a woman who likes sex too much and her husband has her placed in the asylum.[15][38] In June 2012, actor Joseph Fiennes joined the main cast as Monsignor Timothy Howard, a possible love interest for Jessica Lange's Sister Jude.[39][40][37][23] Also in June 2012, Chris Zylka was cast to play Daniel, who is touted as "the most beautiful boy in the world and a deaf mute",[41] however Zylka was later replaced by an unmentioned actor, due to his reluctance to shave his head for the role.[42] Britne Oldford was cast in the recurring role of Alma, Peters' character's supposed dead/missing wife.[43][28] In July 2012, Mark Consuelos was cast as a patient named Spivey, who is described as a degenerate bully.[44] Also in July, Clea DuVall was cast as Wendy, a school teacher,[23] and Franka Potente was cast in an unspecified role.[45][46] On August 6, 2012, Blake Sheldon was cast in the dual role of Devon and Cooper, both described as "tall, thin and psychopathic."[47] Season one actress Frances Conroy (Moira) will guest star during this season as "the ultimate angel", according to Murphy.[48] Emmy Award winner Eric Stonestreet is scheduled to guest star again, this season as a killer.[49] Oz alum Mark Margolis will recur as Sam Goodwin, while actor David Chisum and actress Amy Farrington will guest-star as a caring husband and a troubled mother, respectively.[50] In mid-October, Kings veteran Ian McShane joined the season in an unknown role. His character will scuffle with Sister Jude.[51] Former series co-star Dylan McDermott is poised to appear during the season in some capacity.[52]

Filming

Principal photography for the second season began on July 17, 2012 for a scheduled premiere in mid October.[6] The exteriors for the second season are being filmed in Hidden Valley, Ventura County, California, a rural area outside Los Angeles.[53]

Marketing

Similar to the first season, FX is publishing mini teaser trailers for the second on the show's Facebook page.[54][55]

References

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