There’s a lot of buzz so far surrounding the third season of the FX hit supernatural series American Horror Story: Coven, which started filming this past week down in New Orleans. There are some great cast members which have been added to the mix along with many returning favorites from season one and two. We have some interesting character details for the upcoming season to share with you all, so read on down below for all the details.
According to Deadline, Kathy Bates will play Louisiana-born socialite and serial killer Marie Delphine LaLaurie in Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: Coven debuting in October. Bates’ character was a big wheel in New Orleans until a fire broke out in her house in 1834 and people responding to help discovered bound and tortured slaves inside.
Angela Bassett, meanwhile, will play Marie Laveau, a Louisiana Creole and Voodoo priestess who also lived in New Orleans in the 19th century. Jessica Lange will play a witch named Fiona, and Sarah Paulson will play her daughter, Cordelia.
The actresses appeared at the Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour to discuss the show. Executive producer on the show Tim Minear told critics and fans this is just part of the Coven cast, which he described as a “murders’ row of actresses.” Other names reportedly signed on for the coming season include Patti LuPone, Francis Conroy, Gabourney Sidibe, and Lily Rabe.
This year’s AHS will look at “bigger themes” of oppression of minorities, and minority groups going after each other and doing the work of the larger culture,” Minear hinted. There is also a strong “feminist theme” running through AHS: Coven, he said. And a higher “fun quotient” this coming season than last, which has been set in an asylum. The fun quotient, he said, “might be a little more welcoming to an audience” than last season.
I really am looking forward to the third season to see what they come up with. Keep it here at Horror Society for all the latest regarding American Horror Story: Coven!
