American Horror Story (2011)

Freak Show

In 1952, in the quiet, sleepy hamlet of Jupiter, Florida, a troupe of human "curiosities" has just arrived in town, coinciding with the strange emergence of a dark entity that savagely threatens the lives of townsfolk and freaks alike.

Released Oct. 5, 2011 Episode 45 min 17+

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction

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Production Companies: Ryan Murphy Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, Brad Falchuk Teley-vision, 20th Television

Network: FX

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb 135

7.9

/359193/

/20488/

/5885/

/367/

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Ryan Murphy
Director

Leslie Grossman
Ashleigh, Barbara Read, Coco St. Pierre Vanderbil…

Joe Mantello
Gino Barelli

Billie Lourd
Ashley, Hannah Wells, Leslie 'Lark' Feldman, Mall…

Zachary Quinto
Chad Warwick, Dr. Oliver Thredson, Sam

Russell Tovey
Patrick Read

Charlie Carver
Adam Carpenter

Sandra Bernhard
Fran, Hannah

Isaac Powell
Theo Graves, Troy Lord

7.2

S4E1 - Monsters Among Us

One of the only surviving sideshows in the country struggles to stay in business during the dawning era of television; police make a terrifying discovery at a local farmhouse.

Oct. 8, 2014, midnight

7.4

S4E2 - Massacres and Matinees

A citywide curfew threatens to shut down the freak show; a strongman from Ethel's troubled past arrives at camp; Gloria arranges a terrifying play date for Dandy; the Tattler Twins reveal a talent that could knock Elsa from the spotlight.

Oct. 15, 2014, midnight

7.1

S4E3 - Edward Mordrake (1)

The freaks refuse to perform on Halloween due to an old carny superstition; Jimmy is smitten by a woman claiming to be a fortuneteller; Ethel receives life-changing news.

Oct. 22, 2014, midnight

7.6

S4E4 - Edward Mordrake (2)

Edward Mordrake continues his search for a Freak to add to his ghostly coterie. Elsa tells the grisly story of her days in Germany. Jimmy and Maggie have a run-in with the Twisted Clown.

Oct. 29, 2014, midnight

7.2

S4E5 - Pink Cupcakes

Stanley and Maggie hatch a plan to murder the Freaks. Gloria hides the evidence of Dandy's gruesome new hobby. A health scare reveals Desiree may not be the oddity she once thought.

Nov. 5, 2014, midnight

6.6

S4E6 - Bullseye

Elsa unveils a dangerous new act. Stanley puts pressure on Maggie to murder Jimmy. Paul indulges in a secret romance.

Nov. 12, 2014, midnight

6.8

S4E7 - Test of Strength

The women of the Freak Show rally against Dell after his latest act of violence. A strange encounter with Dandy raises Jimmy’s suspicion about the clown murders.

Nov. 19, 2014, midnight