American Horror Story: Freak Show

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.

Modern, provocative exploration of human sexuality and relationships.

The season follows the Harmons, as they move from Boston to Los Angeles to make a fresh start after Vivien has a miscarriage. They move into a restored mansion and soon encounter the residence's housekeeper, as well as their neighbors—the eccentric Langdon family. The family soon discovers that the home is haunted by the ghosts of anyone who has ever died on the property, flashbacks depict the mansion's previous homeowners throughout the last century, dating back to its construction in the 1920s.

The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.

After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.

Set in 1952, the season follows a struggling freak show led by Elsa Mars in the sleepy town of Jupiter, Florida. Decades have passed since the public has looked upon freak shows as a form of entertainment, but Elsa dreams of finding a home for her “monsters” as well as for her own fame and fortune.

An optimistic high-school teacher tries to transform the school's show choir club by roping in a group of misfit students to participate in it and compete in a challenge. The extended pilot was released as a TV movie alongside the series when the show was picked up, months after it originally aired.

Three fallen pop stars from the '90s form a super group to re-ignite their careers.

Based on Jeffrey Toobin's The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the season explores the O.J. Simpson murder case as well as the combination of prosecution confidence, defense wiliness, and the Los Angeles Police Department's history with the city's African-American community that gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.

The season follows the Harmons, as they move from Boston to Los Angeles to make a fresh start after Vivien has a miscarriage. They move into a restored mansion and soon encounter the residence's housekeeper, as well as their neighbors—the eccentric Langdon family. The family soon discovers that the home is haunted by the ghosts of anyone who has ever died on the property, flashbacks depict the mansion's previous homeowners throughout the last century, dating back to its construction in the 1920s.