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Season of television series
American Horror Story: Hotel
File:Hotel Teaser.jpgPromotional trading card
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseOctober 2015 (2015-10)
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American Horror Story: Hotel is the upcoming fifth season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story. It is set to premiere in October 2015.

Cast and characters

Episodes

See also: List of American Horror Story episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
521"Checking In"Ryan MurphyRyan Murphy & Brad FalchukOctober 2015 (2015-10)TBATBD

Production

Development

On October 13, 2014, FX announced that the series would return in October 2015, with a fifth season. Network president John Landgraf has stated that the season will necessitate a "huge reinvention" for the series. The season's subtitle was confirmed as Hotel, and was partly inspired by the 1935 screwball musical comedy film, Top Hat. Creator Ryan Murphy explained that the casting included a number of actors and singers, but would be a much darker season compared to the previous ones. Inspiration came from old hotel horror films and actual hotels situated at downtown Los Angeles, with reputation of sinister events. The writing for Hotel also included the creator's personal phobia and fears which he explained that had not been explored since the first season.

The upcoming season that we're doing is much more horror-based; it's much more dark. It's about a theme and an idea that's very close to my heart that I've always wanted to do that's a little bloodier and grislier I think than anything that we've done before; it's straight horror this year. Murder House, I thought, was a very primal season because everybody's great fear is about the bogeyman under the bed in their house, and this feels similar to me in that when you check into a hotel, there are certain things beyond your control... Other people have the keys to your room; they can come in there. You're not exactly safe, it's a very unsettling idea.

Casting

Hotel marks Gaga's first major television series debut.

On February 25, 2015, it was announced that American singer Lady Gaga joined the show, thus marking her first major television series debut. Murphy had discussed the singer's role in the series and she wanted it to be "evil", however Murphy explained to her that Hotel would be devoid of any musical numbers. Instead Gaga's character would be involved with fashion. Jessica Lange, a series regular, announced that she will not be coming back for the season. During PaleyFest it was announced that Matt Bomer and Cheyenne Jackson would co-star. Afterwards, more series regulars were confirmed, including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, and Angela Bassett. Murphy himself tweeted about the latter's involvement in Hotel, including a possible plotline with Gaga. Chloë Sevigny, who starred in Asylum, the second season of American Horror Story, will return to the series for Hotel.

On May 25, 2015, it was announced that Max Greenfield would also be joining the cast. On June 18, 2015, Murphy revealed to Deadline.com that Denis O'Hare would return. Through Twitter, Murphy confirmed that Finn Wittrock, who played a serial killer on Freak Show, would return for Hotel. According to Murphy's tweet, it appears Wittrock would be involved in a love triangle with Gaga and Bomer. Wittrock explained that the character might have similarities to the role in Freak Show with less malevolence. In an interview with TheWrap, Jessica Lange stated that she would return for the fifth season if Murphy gives her a minor role. She added that the collaboration between them was a great one, so she would love to keep working with him. On June 25, 2015, Murphy confirmed to Zap2It that Emma Roberts would return for the last few episodes of the season once she wraps Scream Queens. Her character will have something to do with Evan Peters. On July 15, 2015, it was announced that Richard T. Jones had joined the cast as Detective Hahn, a homicide detective, for an eight-episode arch. That same day, 666 Park Avenue alum Helena Mattsson announced via Twitter that she had also joined the series and that she was "getting ready to film some scary stuff". Series veteran Lily Rabe joined the cast in July 2015, for a role described as a "famous murderer who has stayed at the titular hotel", making Rabe one of three cast members to appear in all five seasons (with Paulson and Peters) of the show. Naomi Campbell was cast in the role of a fashion editor who does not get along with Gaga's character.

The cast appeared at the 2015 Comic-Con International and revealed further information about the series. Murphy explained that Hotel was connected to all the previous seasons of the show, and would include characters from the previous seasons checking in the hotel. Other information revealed included a possible death of Paulson's character. He also stated that " are bad boys and girls this time." Regarding the season having no primary character, Murphy confessed that "the thing that's different about the season is that before we've always been very driven by the Jessica Lange character. She was always the lead character... This year, it's a true ensemble and I think we have more male parts and more male stories. The Wes Bentley part is really big, the Matt Bomer part is really big; Evan Peters and Finn Wittrock are really big. that's not to say that the women aren't either."

Filming

Principal photography for the season commenced on July 14, 2015, in Los Angeles, California, marking a return to where the series shot its first two cycles (Murder House and Asylum). According to the Los Angeles Times, creative reasons, not economic factors, was the deciding key for moving the series from Louisiana back to Los Angeles since Hotel's story is connected to the city. Murphy revealed a six-story hotel set was being built on the Fox lot. A dummy set of the hotel was built at Comic-Con, showing an art deco style building from the 1920s, inspired by the old Hollywood era.

Marketing

On July 2, 2015, a promotional trading card was unveiled by Entertainment Weekly, available at Comic-Con, where after entering the hotel set built there, one could receive the trading card with a promotional key. On July 13, 2015, the first official teaser for the season was released, showing Gaga's long-nailed hand ringing the bell at the front desk.

References

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