American Horror Story Season 6 Theme Finally Revealed in Premiere
After months of rabid speculation and agonizing misdirects — 24 of them, to be exact — Wednesday’s American Horror Story season premiere finally revealed the anthology series’ sixth theme.
Curiously titled “Chapter 1,” the season premiere opened with confessional interviews — including one from AHS fave Lily Rabe, being played in reenactments by Sarah Paulson — framed as being part of an apparent documentary called My Roanoke Nightmare. (Looks like those TMZ set photos were right!)
The premiere focused on a couple, the other half of which was played by Cuba Gooding, Jr., who moved to North Carolina after a traumatic experience which ended with Paulson’s character losing a baby. “From the very first moment, I felt danger there,” Rabe said of the house the couple eventually purchased.
It’s probably too early to make such assumptions, but Team TVLine — Kim Roots, in particular — is theorizing that we’ll get a different reenactment each week as a nod to reality ghost shows. [UPDATE: Mystery solved — It appears Roanoke Nightmare will span the entire season.]
SECOND UPDATE: FX on Thursday confirmed (via Facebook) that the season will be referred to as American Horror Story: Roanoke.
So, how exactly did FX manage to keep this season’s theme under wraps? Earlier this summer, CEO John Landgraf explained to reporters that his marketing team “went out and created many more trailers than you’ve actually seen for hypothetical seasons of American Horror Story, in different genres, different places. One of them is accurate, and the others are all misdirects. … We think it will be fun for the audience to have the surprise this year.”
And now, at long last, we finally know what they were trying to hide. (Well played, FX. Well played.)
We’ll have a full recap of the premiere later tonight, but for now, drop a comment with your thoughts on AHS‘ Season 6 theme.
Never have been as bored with the show as I am now. And I’m not a huge fan.
I was so excited to see the new season. Now I’m so disappointed. I sure hope it gets better. If every episode is like this I won’t be watching for long.
Totally disappointed!!! After watching for the first time, the Freak Show season and totally loved it, I enjoyed the Cortez season even more. I was hooked. Not anymore. LCouldn’t wait for tonight, season 6. Ands it’s terrible!!!
OMG!! You need to binge watch the first three seasons!! Those are WAY better than the ones you’ve seen. If you loved Hotel and Freak Show, you’re going to DIE for Coven, Asylum, and Murder House!!
for sure !!!
Let’s be real. Asylum and Hotel were the only true horrors seasons. The rest are paranormal activity knockoffs with no depth.
I would agree this season a little disappointed I was a HUGE fan for freak show,coven, and murder house, well I was a fan for all of them but this season not really a fan of the theme
So far it is awesome, I have already jumped once and I knew something had to happen!
Once
Lol me too
I jumped a few times. Especially when she was in the bathtub, and I knew something was going to happen.. Lol
This frickin sucks and I’m so dissappointed… this has always been my favorite show since it started.
I can’t believe this is what this season is…
Amen!!!!
Last season was THE worst season by far. Lady Gaga was stunningly awful and the show, from episode 1 to the very finale, was unbearable. At least this was a little creepy. I’ll stick with it for another 2 weeks, then I’m outta there.
Your nuts lady gaga made that season
I’m sorry, but no. Coven is and always will be the single worst season of AHS.
I dunno marco its a run between coven and freakshow being the worst.
I agree. Coven by far was the worst. It’s storyline was choppy, it was written terribly, story arcs were started then disappeared like it never happened and went in completely other directions. Worst season ever. My favorite was and always will be Asylum.
Please give an example of a “story arc” that started and was incompletely in coven. Please
I completely agree with you i had to force myself to watch last season with gaga and I still ended up falling asleep, it was just too boring, it didn’t make any sense. I didn’t even finish watching that season. But I’m siked about this season I missed the first episode but I’ll catch up!!
Agree!!!!
I’ve jumped multiple times I’m beyond creeper great start to the season
But what is the season called? American horror story what?
AHS The Mist is the name from what I’ve read
It’s called My Roanoke Nightmare.
“My Roanoke Nightmare” And it truly was a nightmare watching it, It was a huge disappointment.
My Roanoke Nightmare
Based on updates to the article, it’s actually called AHS: Roanoke. My Roanoke Nightmare is the show within the show.
Obviously the writers have completely run out of ideas. This format is so overdone it’s pathetic. Cliche as all hell and the acting…my god…just awful.
its boting and it kinda sucks
So far, not what I expected and not in a good way.
Boring
I’m completely underwhelmed the disappointed specially given how much secrecy was involved for this to ultimately be what they were hiding seems a waste of time the only thing they were trying to hide was how lame this season is
well said. Agree.
Matthew b. Lawler you said it! I completely agree with you! I got my husband into this show by showing him the DVDs of the other seasons and he loved them so he watched the premier with me last night and I was embarrassed that I recommended it ! Such a disappointment especially after all the hype
Anyone that’s studied anything into history will find this chilling. Roanoke has some very creepy stuff going on. The south is a really weird place too, tons of history of violence and weird practices. I like where it’s going.
My favorite show; but unsure what I think yet..
Terrible premier thought it was boring as hell and a poor theme ,hopefully the rest of the episodes aren’t interviews copying my haunted house or even worse what if they have a different each week I won’t watch
Boring
Wa-wa-weeeaak
Wow
I am very disappointed. It wasn’t worth the wait.
Good start, held my attention. Last year’s series blew it’s wad early and never had staying power.
boring isn’t a strong enough word to describe this crap. you can tell they are milking it.
Disappointed…..the interviews are boring and badly acted. The plot is decent but the narrator style interviews interrupted the suspense. So far I’m not happy and AMS is not living up to the commercials and hype. I have watched all the seasons “Coven” being my favorite, but this one is dull and predictable
Totally agree
I am soooooo sad to read these comments. I think we’ll just DVR it now…….and watch something else. We’ll just catch it when there is nothing else to watch. We’re in Burbank, CA and have be hoping this would be so much better than last Season! Why? Why, have we all been so disappointed?
I don’t know why everyone is so disappointed! Apparently playing off a “bad fake ghost documentary” isn’t good enough for anyone? We absolutely loved it. Yes the interview parts were good too, they’re in character, as explaining things that may have once happened to them. The only way I was okay watching Sarah Paulson take off into the woods after Kathy Bates was that Lily Rabe was still alive and telling us the story so I knew Sarah during her “reinactment” wasn’t going to instantly die in front of my face. My heart was racing. I wanted to scream to get out of the house, stay in the car, and then upset I have to wait a whole other week to figure out anymore! Wondering if there will be different reinactments of past events each week or if it’ll continue with these characters. So excited. I will watch every single episode of every season as I always do and love it or hate it but enjoy the ride!!
You have bad taste
^^^ Well said
This is the most accurate reply ever. When i read that, i was like “did we actually watch the same show?”
I agree 100% it was good premiere. I loved it as well and think the season will be good. I would hate to be most of these people as it seems they have no idea how to open their mind up and put yourself in that situation which would be intense and scary. Keep up the good work AHS, because i guarantee every single person that was so disappointed with tonights show will be back on here next week telling us the same stuff but they continue to watch show after show and season after season. It’s ok to like the show, you don’t have to say it sucked because the last comment says that. Enjoy TV it’s fun!!!
I agree! I loved the episode. It reminded me of the first season which I thought was the best. Sarah Paulson is incredibly talented!
So far it’s awesome, love that it creepy and with scary ghosts or real people. Hope the show doesn’t turn into just a blood bath and continues with a great story line. Hate all the commercials it cuts into scenes at the wrong times
Very disappointing! It’s like watching ghost stories on the other network. Not what AHS used to be!!
Been a huge fan since Season 1. I have no doubt this one will get better with each episode as did all the others. I for one am looking forward to episode 2 to see where it’s headed. I’m very pleased AHS has put out another season!!!!
I did not like it!! Short an to the point.
I’m so confused – it is or is not based on true events? I bet the ‘real’ characters go back to ‘where’ the story begins then the story really starts? Confuuusseeed!