Series creatorRyan Murphyhas revealed theAmerican Horror StorySeason 7 credits sequence, and it’s a doozy. Murphy has said all along that Season 7, titledAmerican Horror Story: Cult, would be dealing directly with the presidential election of 2016, and indeed these opening credits feature nightmarish versions of bothDonald TrumpandHillary Clintonwhile a patriotic version of the traditional credits theme plays.
Cultbegins on election night, and as the subtitle suggests, we’ll be following any and all definitions of the word “cult.” The cast includes more newcomers than usual, withSarah Paulson,Evan Peters,Cheyenne Jackson,Emma Robters, andFrances Conroyserving as the only returning cast members we know of so far. But as is always true ofAmerican Horror Story, there could be more cast surprises in store.
In addition to the aforementioned folks,Billie LourdandAllison Pillround out the main cast whileBilly Eichner,Colton Haynes,Lena Dunham,Dina Porter,Leslie Grossman,Mare Winningham,andChaz Bonoalso star.
It’ll be interesting to see what kind of visual toneCultstrikes. Last season’s secretiveRoanokeearned mixed reviews, as the first half of the season played like aBlair Witch-type found footage season while the latter half went full-in on meta commentary. It didn’t add up to a whole lot, but I’m curious to see whatCulthas in store.
Check out theAmerican Horror Story: Cultopening credits in the video below. The season begins on Tuesday, September 5th at 10/9c on FX.
