Now that the snake is out of the bag, so to speak about the fourth season of the hit FX horror drama American Horror Story: Freak Show, we have the first major casting announcement aside from the usual regulars who will be returning. At Paley Fest tonight, creators and cast were on hand to make the announcement that Michael Chiklis (The Shield) will have a co-starring role in the fourth season. Read on for more details.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The cast and creators of FX’s American Horror Story returned to the PaleyFest stage Friday with another special announcement: Michael Chiklis is joining the season four cast. Chiklis will be playing the father to Peters’ character and ex-husband to Bates’ character. Showrunner Ryan Murphy also revealed that everyone on the PaleyFest stage would be returning in season four in “some capacity” including Gabourey Sidibe and Jamie Brewer.
The Emmy and Golden Globe winner will return to FX six years after The Shield ended its run and co-star in American Horror Story: Freak Show, creators announced Friday night at PaleyFest, where the actor made a surprise appearance.
Season four of the FX anthology will be set in Jupiter, Fla., in 1950 and will again star Jessica Lange. This time, the Emmy winner will portray a German ex-Pat managing one of the last remaining freak shows in the country.
Returning cast members include Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Frances Conroy and Kathy Bates — who also made a surprise appearance on Friday’s panel. They’ll play performers that Lange’s character has rescued. Denis O’Hare and Emma Roberts are also in talks to return for season four of the series, which reboots itself every season with a completely new story and often features largely the same cast of repertory players.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
