{"id":42643,"date":"2026-08-13T07:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42643"},"modified":"2026-08-13T07:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T02:14:39","slug":"ryan-murphy-reveals-jessica-langes-1-condition-to-returning-for-american-horror-story-season-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42643","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Murphy reveals Jessica Lange&#8217;s 1 condition to returning for &#8216;American Horror Story&#8217; Season 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F137235820.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d fans are getting another iconic musical number from Jessica Lange in Season 13.<\/p>\n<p>Co-creator Ryan Murphy talked about how he got Lange, 77, to reprise all four of her \u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d characters in the upcoming season and revealed that she agreed on one condition \u2014 that she gets to sing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just thought the number 13 was infused with so much stuff in the horror genre, and I wanted to do a greatest hits season,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/ahs-13-first-look-jessica-lange-sarah-paulson-paul-anthony-kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Vogue<\/a> in an article published Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know what it was, but I knew that I could only do it with Jessica. So we had dinner \u2026 and I pitched her, and she said, \u2018Great. I\u2019m in as long as I have a musical number.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ryan Murphy revealed that Jessica Lange agreed to return to Season 13 of \u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d only if she gets to sing. They\u2019re seen here in October 2014. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for ELLE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The iconic actress won an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award for her performance in 2011\u2019s \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Murder House.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9FX Networks\/Courtesy:Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Murphy told the magazine that the legendary actress was a must-have for season 13, which is bringing back classic characters from across the entire series to fight an ultimate evil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think when you have a show like \u2018American Horror Story\u2019 that has become so long-running and popular, you go back to the origin story of it,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd Jessica, that first season, won every award on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lange won two Emmys for her work on the series, including outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or movie in 2012 for \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Murder House,\u201d and outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie in 2014 for \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Coven.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Murphy said having Lange return for Season 13 \u2014 which brings back main characters from the entire series to fight a common evil \u2014 was always a must-have. The duo is seen here in August 2014. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The co-creator told Vogue that Lange \u201cwon every award on Earth\u201d for the first season of \u201cAmerican Horror Story.\u201d They\u2019re seen here in September 2012. <span class=\"credit\">Christopher Polk<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also won a Golden Globe for best supporting actress as well as a Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series \u2014 both in 2012\u2014 for her portrayal as Constance Langdon in the first season of the show, \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Murder House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lange previously shared<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2015\/03\/16\/jessica-lange-says-shes-done-with-american-horror-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> she was \u201cdone\u201d <\/a>with the show after being a main character in four seasons back to back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a great run,\u201d she said at PaleyFest back in March 2015. \u201cI have absolutely loved doing these four characters, and in all the madness, I loved the writers, actors, Ryan, the whole insanity of it, the stories, shooting here, shooting in New Orleans, everything. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo cut to the chase, yes, I\u2019m done,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lange (seen above with \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Coven\u201d co-star Sarah Paulson in 2013) previously said she was done with the show after filming four seasons. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9FX Networks\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She was a main character for the first four seasons of the popular horror anthology. She\u2019s seen here in Season 2, \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Asylum,\u201d in 2013. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9FX Networks\/Courtesy:Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But she did make a cameo in Season 8, \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Apocalypse,\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Lange has been praised for her memorable music performances in the FX series, most notably when she sang \u201cThe Name Game\u201d in \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Asylum,\u201d and when she covered David Bowie\u2019s \u201cLife on Mars\u201d in \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Season 13 of \u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d debuts Sept. 24 on FX and Hulu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d fans are getting another iconic musical number from Jessica Lange in Season 13. 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