American Horror Story Season 9: Everything We Know By Author pauldailly at Jul 23, 2019 • Category American Horror Story American Horror Story is returning to FX for its ninth season. HOORAY, right?With changes in the cast, a questionable theme, and other things on the horizon… we thought it was a good idea to round up everything we know. Read on for all the details!What’s It About?1We know it will be set in 1984, but beyond that, not so much. Earlier material has suggested that it will be a homage to classic horror movies from, you guessed it, the 1980s. There are also reports that it will be set at a summer camp. Who’s Back?2Emma Roberts will return for fifth season overall, but no other details have been revealed about who she will be playing. Billie Lourd3(Getty)Billie Lourd is coming back, but like the rest of the roles, nothing has been revealed about who she will playing Cody Fern4(FX)Cody Fern is back, but will he be playing the spawn of Satan all over again? We’ll need to tune in to find out. Leslie Grossman5(FX)Leslie is staging another comeback to the FX hit, and we could not be more excited. John Carroll Lynch6John Carroll Lynch will be back in a brand new role. Will his character be donning a mask again?Who’s New?7(Getty)Matthew Morrison is reuniting with Glee creator Ryan Murphy! He will have a pivotal role during AHS: 1984.Gus Kenworthy8Olympic gold medalist, Gus Kenworthy is playing the boyfriend of Emma Roberts’ character. Angelica Ross9Pose actress Angelica Ross is playing a brand new character during the ninth season of the FX hit. Who’s Out?10(Getty)Sarah Paulson will not be back in a main role, but it is possible she could pop up in a cameo. What the heck?Evan Peters11(FX)Peters recently announced that he is sitting the ninth season of the series out, and there’s no hope of a cameo. When Does It Return?12(FX)American Horror Story: 1984 debuts Wednesday, September 18 at 10/9c.