Sarah Paulson Will Sit Out ‘American Horror Story’ For The First Time In 8 Seasons
By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 8, 2019 3:30 pm EST
The ninth season of the series, titled American Horror Story: 1984 is slowly losing its iron grip on the Murphy regulars. On the heels of fellow series mainstay Evan Peters announcing that he would not star in season 9 of American Horror Story, Variety reports that Sarah Paulson will not appear in a significant role in American Horror Story: 1984. However, this doesn’t rule out Paulson appearing in a cameo or supporting role in the season.
Paulson is a longtime collaborator with Murphy, appearing in all eight preceding series of the writer-director-producer’s hit horror anthology series and starring in the first season of Murphy’s anthology series American Crime Story, the latter of which earned her an Emmy Award. Paulson has played a major role in each season of American Horror Story, apart from Season 1, in which she was played a recurring character who appeared in only three episodes. But all that screaming hasn’t been for nought — Paulson has earned widespread acclaim for her work as a scream queen in American Horror Story, picking up five Emmy nominations over the past eight years.
American Horror Story: 1984 is set to premiere on FX on September 18, 2019.
