"American Horror Story" Alums Returning for the "Freak Show" / Michael Chiklis Joins

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Michael Chiklis Joins "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Mar 29, 2014
by Natalie Abrams


Michael Chiklis has joined the cast of "American Horror Story: Freak Show". Chiklis surprised "Horror Story" fans by joining the cast on stage during Friday's PaleyFest panel.

"This is somebody who I have loved for many, many years and courted for many, many years and we finally found the right role for him," executive producer Ryan Murphy said before the actor came out on stage.

"He's playing Evan Peters' father. He will be Kathy Bates' ex-husband. He is an amazing Emmy-winning actor."





Chiklis' casting marks a return for "The Shield" alum to FX.

"I can't think of a better way to come back to my home network then to join this magnificent cast," Chiklis said. "It's going to be creepy and we're going to scare you. I'm ready and I'm up for it whatever comes my way."

"Get ready," new co-star Sarah Paulson quickly interjected. "Strap in."





The upcoming fourth season of the anthology series will be set in 1950s Florida, following the varied and likely horrifying troupe that make up a Freak Show.

"The thing we're working on now is the opposite of what we did last year," Murphy said. "It's not a circus and it's not a carnival. It's a freak show, which is very unique."





Murphy also announced that every cast member on the stage Friday night would come back in some capacity.

It was previously announced that Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett and Frances Conroy will play performers, but they were also joined onstage by Denis O'Hare, Emma Roberts, Gabourey Sidibe and Jamie Brewer.

Jessica Lange will play a German ex-pat who manages said freak show, one of the last in the U.S. It is also her last season on "American Horror Story".



Additionally, he said there would likely be other returning faces from the first few seasons. "Once you're on, you're on," Murphy said.

"American Horror Story: Freak Show" premieres this fall on FX.

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Michael Chiklis' "American Horror Story: Freak Show" Role Revealed
by Ryan Turek
6/25/14


Exec. producer Ryan Murphy said at the Critics Choice Awards:

"Chiklis will be playing a strong man who's married to Angela Bassett's character. He will have scenes with Angela and Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates.

I love the part because it’s really written to be quite vulnerable, which is something I think Michael does so well – the strong man who’s vulnerable. I’m very excited to see him tussle with all those great ladies. And he’s really up for it, really excited about it."





The season will be set in a traveling circus freak show sometime in the 1950s; one of the last ones still around.

Not much else is known about the other "Freak Show" characters at the moment. We do know that Sarah Paulson will play conjoined twins and Murphy also revealed that "an evil, deranged clown" will appear somewhere.

By the time this summer is over, I have no doubt we will know all of the characters featured on this season.

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