The "American Horror Story: Hotel" cast is almost complete as director Ryan Murphy confirmed the return of Sarah Paulson in the series. She, together with Kathy Bates is rumored to be replacing Jessica Lange as the leading lady of the show.
This will be the first season of "American Horror Story" without Jessica Lange on the show. Brad Falchuk is left without a female lead, but that does not make the show less exciting at all. Series regulars Sarah Paulson and Kathy Bates were recently announced to be back for the fifth season of the FX anthology and will definitely be busy on keeping its fans glued onto their seats.
Sarah Paulson's return has been a favorite request among fans after the announcement of Kathy Bates' return on AHS. Veteran actress Bates has appeared in Season 3 of "AHS: Coven" as Madame Delphine LaLaurie; and then on Season 4 of "AHS:Freak Show" as Ethel Darling.
Meanwhile, confirming her appearance in Season 5 of "AHS", Paulson tweeted, "I [am] so f-keeeen HAPPY to be able to finally tell you IM BAAAAAACK!! #AHSHotel!"
Paulson will be very busy and will spend a lot of time together with Ryan Murphy as she stars in another FX series, "American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson". She will be working together with Cuba Gooding Jr, John Travolta, David Schwimmer and Connie Britton in the series.
Evan Peters has always been assumed to be reining the show as the lead actor after Jessica Lange's departure. Unfortunately, no official announcement of his involvement in the upcoming series has been revealed. Peters on the other hand, is very much interested in returning back to the series.
"American Horror Story: Hotel" will return in October 2015 and will feature Sara Paulson and Kathy Bates together with Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Chloe Sevigny and Wes Bentley. The show is slated to run for 13 episodes and is the fifth season of the FX anthology.
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