American Horror Story/Season 4

American Horror Story: Freak Show is the fourth season of the FX Network horror anthology series American Horror Story. The season premiered on October 15th, 2014 and ended on January 21st, 2015, spanning a total of thirteen episodes. The premise of the season revolves around a carnival sideshow that is set up in the town of Jupiter, Florida in the late 1950s. Though most of the storyline utilizes "real world" physics and probabilities, there are also supernatural elements at play in the form of ghosts.

Production

 * Ryan Murphy - Executive producer
 * Brad Falchuk - Executive producer
 * Bradley Buecker - Executive producer
 * Dante Di Loreto - Executive producer
 * Tim Minear - Executive producer
 * Douglas Petrie - Executive producer
 * Jennifer Salt - Executive producer


 * James Wong - Executive producer
 * Jessica Sharzer - Co-executive producer
 * Alexis Martin Woodall - Producer
 * Robert M. Williams, Jr. - Producer
 * James Williams - Co-producer
 * Todd Nenninger - Associate producer
 * Michael Goi - Director of photography

Directors

 * Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
 * Anthony M. Hemingway
 * Bradley Buecker
 * Howard Deutch


 * Loni Peristere
 * Michael Goi
 * Michael Uppendahl
 * Ryan Murphy

Writers

 * Brad Falchuk
 * Crystal Liu
 * James Wong
 * Jennifer Salt


 * Jessica Sharzer
 * John J. Gray
 * Ryan Murphy
 * Tim Minear

The Freaks
Some of the actors portraying characters in the season had actual birth defects, while others did not. This section is intended to separate fact from fiction.


 * No, Jessica Lange who played Elsa Mars did not actually have her legs amputated. She still has two fully functioning legs.
 * No, Sarah Paulson who played Bette and Dot Tattler does not actually have two heads, that's just "movie magic" at work.
 * While Michael Chiklis is likely quite strong, there is nothing exceptional about him.
 * No, Angela Bassett who played Desiree Dupree does not have three breasts.
 * No, Kathy Bates does not have facial hair.
 * No, Evan Peters who played Jimmy Darling does not have lobster hands.
 * While it is possible that Denis O'Hare may in fact have a 13-inch penis, this is something you're going to have to ask him yourself.
 * No, Grace Gummer did not get a bunch of facial tattoos for this role.
 * Yes, Mat Fraser who played Paul the Illustrated Seal has short arms, but no, the tattoos are not real.
 * Yes, Rose Siggins who played Legles Suzi does not have any legs.
 * Yes, Jyoti Amge who played Ma Petite is really, really small. She is 2'0¾".
 * Yes, Erika Ervin who played Amazon Eve is really, really tall, though not as tall as the show makes her seem. She is 6'7½".
 * Yes, Ben Woolf who played Meep was really short. He was 4'3½". No, he likely did not eat baby chickens.
 * Yes, Chrissy Metz is actually a plus-sized woman, though her wardrobe did nothing to complement her either.