American Horror Story Season 1
Genre:
Horror,
Thriller
Premiere Date:
Oct 05, 2011
American Horror Story: Murder House (originally titled as American Horror Story) is the first [[season]] of the [[FX]] television series [[American Horror Story]], aired between October 5, 2011 and December 21, 2011. The season was produced by [[20th Century Fox Television]], and the executive producers were [[Dante Di Loreto]] and series creators [[Brad Falchuk]] and [[Ryan Murphy]].American Horror Story was created by Murphy and Falchuk. The season centers on the Harmon family: Ben, Vivien and their daughter Violet, who move from [[Boston]] to [[Los Angeles]] after Vivien has a [[miscarriage]] and Ben has an affair. They move into a restored mansion, unaware that the home is haunted by its former inhabitants.The first season of American Horror Story was well received by television critics and fans. The cast was generally praised, particularly [[Jessica Lange]] and [[Frances Conroy]]. The series drew consistently high ratings for the FX network, ending its first season as the biggest new cable series of the year. The first season was nominated for various industry awards, including the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama]]. In addition, Lange won the Golden Globe for [[Best Supporting Actress]], the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]], and the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]. Conroy was also nominated for the Supporting Actress Emmy. The main cast includes [[Taissa Farmiga]], [[Connie Britton]], [[Dylan McDermott]], [[Evan Peters]], [[Denis O'Hare]] and [[Jessica Lange]].
Created by:
Brad Falchuk,
Ryan Murphy
Producer(s):
Alexis Martin Woodall,
Patrick McKee,
Robert M. Williams Jr.,
Dante Di Loreto,
James Wong
No. of episodes:
12
Production company(s):
20th Century Fox Television,
Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision,
Ryan Murphy Productions