Season 2 American Horror Story | |
Season Premiere |
October 17th, 2012 |
Season Finale | January 23rd, 2012 |
Episode Count | 13 |
Cast | Zachary Quinto; Joseph Fiennes; Sarah Paulson; Evan Peters; Lily Rabe; Lizzie Brocheré; James Cromwell; Jessica Lange |
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Season Two of American Horror Story was a thirteen-episode miniseries that was billed under the subtitle, American Horror Story: Asylum. The season began airing on the FX Network on October 17th, 2012. The show aired on Wednesday evenings at 10:00 pm EST. Season two recast many of the same actors featured in season one including Zachary Quinto, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe and Jessica Lange. New cast members for the season include James Cromwell as the irredeemable scientist Doctor Arthur Arden, Joseph Fiennes as the pragmatic Monsignor Timothy Howard, and Lizzie Brocheré as savvy mental patient Grace Bertrand.
The setting for the series is Briarcliff Manor - a former tuberculosis hospital located in Massachusetts in the year 1964. A young man named Kit Walker bears witness to the horrific murder of his black wife, and is arrested for killing her. Accused of being a serial killer known as Bloody Face, he is sent to Briarcliff, where he falls under the watchful eye of no-nonsense nun Sister Jude Martin. Actress Sarah Paulson plays Lana Winters - a reporter who attempts to write an exposé on the asylum, but is committed herself after Sister Jude learns that she is a lesbian. Sister Jude has several adversaries at the asylum including Doctor Arden as well as a state-appointed psychiatrist named Doctor Oliver Thredson.
Episodes[]
Episode | Title | Airdate |
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2x01 | Welcome to Briarcliff | October 17th, 2012 |
2x02 | Tricks and Treats | October 24th, 2012 |
2x03 | Nor'easter | October 31st, 2012 |
2x04 | I Am Anne Frank (Part 1) | November 7th, 2012 |
2x05 | I Am Anne Frank (Part 2) | November 14th, 2012 |
2x06 | The Origins of Monstrosity | November 21st, 2012 |
2x07 | Dark Cousin | November 28th, 2012 |
2x08 | Unholy Night | December 5th, 2012 |
2x09 | The Coat Hanger | December 12th, 2012 |
2x10 | The Name Game | January 2nd, 2013 |
2x11 | Spilt Milk | January 9th, 2013 |
2x12 | Continuum | January 16th, 2013 |
2x13 | Madness Ends | January 23rd, 2013 |
Cast[]
Principal cast[]
Guest stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Chloë Sevigny | Shelley |
Adam Levine | Leo Morrison |
Jenna Dewan Tatum | Teresa Morrison |
Clea Duvall | Wendy Peyser |
Fredric Lehne | Frank McCann |
Devon Graye | Jed Potter |
Frances Conroy | Shachath |