FX has set the AHS 13 release date for Thursday, September 24, with American Horror Story season 13 premiering at 9 p.m. ET and 6 p.m. PT. For viewers, that means a fixed start time for a franchise season that is still being kept deliberately opaque.
Sarah Paulson is among the previously announced cast, alongside Ariana Grande, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, John Waters, and Leslie Grossman. That roster gives the season immediate scale even before a single plot detail is out, and FX has already said the series will stream on Disney+ internationally.
San Diego Comic-Con in Gaslamp
Four specially themed ice cream trucks will roll into Gaslamp for San Diego Comic-Con promotions tied to AHS13, with fans invited to pose for photos with Rubber Man, Twisty the Clown, and the Witch. The activation leans on past American Horror Story imagery, but it stops short of giving away the season’s direction.
The trucks will be around on Saturday evening, and fans will be invited to a secret location to experience the 13th scoop. In franchise terms, that is a practical way to keep attention on the new season without spending any of its mystery before the premiere date arrives.
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk are attached to the series, which keeps the season’s creative lane familiar even as the next chapter remains under wraps. The previously announced cast also includes John Carroll Lynch, Mena Suvari, and Matt Fraser, who are returning as characters they have played in other AHS installments, while Paul Anthony Kelly, Berto Colón, and Joey Pollari will make their franchise debut in Season 13.
The premiere date is set, but details about what the 13th installment will focus on remain under wraps. That leaves the launch window as the main thing viewers can act on now: mark Thursday, September 24, for the premiere, and treat the Comic-Con weekend activation as the first public piece of the campaign rather than a clue to the story itself.
