Many of the longest-running TV shows in recent memory also happen to be considered some of the best horror TV shows of all time. One of the all-time longest-running of the bunch is Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s twisted, Emmy-winning series, American Horror Story, which entered horned-head first into Season 12 in the fall of 2023.
However, fans of this acclaimed anthology TV show — which is also one of the best horror TV shows streaming on Hulu — were only able to see the first half of this new story, which is subtitled Delicate and stars Emma Roberts as an actor whose dream of becoming pregnant suddenly curdles into a nightmare. When will the story continue and what else is there to know about American Horror Story Delicate Part Two? See for yourself in our guide below.
What Is The American Horror Story: Delicate, Part Two Premiere Date?
The second half of American Horror Story: Delicate is set to premiere on FX on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. As per usual, each episode of Part Two will be available to stream with a Hulu subscription the following day.
The AHS: Delicate, Part Two Trailer Confirms Kardashian Plays The Antagonist
If any AHS fans watching the first half of Season 12 felt there was something suspicious about Siobhan, they were right to feel that way. The trailer for the Delicate, Part Two confirms that Kim Kardashian's character, is the true antagonist of the story. See for yourself by watching the clip, introduced by the media mogul herself, below:
The teaser is equal parts confusing and cryptic (such as with a shot of a spider-like creature protruding from Anna's baby bump) and surprisingly revealing (by showing that the demanding PR manager, Siobhan, is not a monster, but "so much worse." From what we can gather, Siobhan will stop at nothing to keep Anna from winning her prized award, even after the actress voices concerns over the issues she has faced since conceiving her unborn child. Luckily, the final episodes of American Horror Story: Delicate will provide the answers fans crave.
Series Veterans And Exciting Newcomers Return For The American Horror Story Season 12 Part Two Cast
The Delicate cast includes a few AHS stars who have been on the show the longest, but even more people who have made their debut on the show this season. Before you see more of them upon the season’s return, let’s talk about them and what we know about their characters so far one-by-one below.
Emma Roberts (Anna Victoria Alcott)
Leading the AHS: Delicate cast as first-time mother and Oscar hopeful Anne Victoria Alcott is Emma Roberts in her sixth season of the anthology series. She also previously worked with Murphy and Falchuk as a regular on Scream Queens and first became a Scream Queen when she starred in the fourth installment of the Scream movies.
Matt Czuchry (Dex Harding Jr.)
Anna’s husband, Dex, is played by Matt Czuchry. THR reported that he was not the first actor to join the cast not long after the cancellation of his acclaimed medical drama, The Resident.
Kim Kardashian (Siobhan Corbyn)
Perhaps the most exciting addition to the American Horror Story Season 12 cast – just not in the eyes of AHS vet Patti LuPone – was the aforementioned Kim Kardashian, who plays Anna’s PR manager, Siobhan, who is hiding a deadly secret from her client. The reality TV star, entrepreneur, and social media mogul previously acted in 2008’s Disaster Movie, Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, and the PAW Patrol: The Movie voice cast, most notably.
Annabelle Dexter-Jones (Sonia Shawcross/Adeline Harding)
Annabelle Dexter-Jones, known from the recently overlooked horror film Bad Things, plays dual roles in Delicate. Not only does she play a huge fan of Anna’s named Sonia, but also Adeline – Dex’s former wife, who died under mysterious circumstances.
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Nicolette)
Another actor who made her AHS debut this season is Michaela Jaé Rodriguez. The transgender actor and singer is best known for her Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance on Pose and for lending her voice to the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts cast as Nightbird.
Denis O'Hare (Dr. Andrew Hill)
Denis O’Hare is one of the most experienced AHS veterans, having appeared in seven seasons before starring in Delicate as Anna’s IVF doctor, Andrew Hill. The Tony Award winner was even part of the American Horror Stories Season 2 cast as a deranged dollmaker.
Cara Delevingne (Ivy Ehrenreich)
Another A-lister who joined the AHS family this season is Cara Delevingne. The Only Murders in the Building Season 2 cast member seems to be playing a nurse when she first appears in Episode 2, until it is learned that no one by her character’s name, Ivy, works at that hospital.
Julie White (Ms. Preecher)
Ms. Preecher is a domineering, disturbing, and mysterious presence throughout the season. She is played by Julie White – another Tony Award winner and veteran of the Transformers movies appearing in Delicate.
Maaz Ali (Kamal)
A security guard named Kamal is played by Maaz Ali. This is the actor and model’s biggest live-action role to date, having previously lent his voice to the popular anime series Record of Ragnarok and a couple of Pokemon video games, most notably.
American Horror Story Season 12 Is Based On An Original Novel
Kim Kardashian’s Instagram video confirming her involvement in Season 12 was also what first revealed that the full title was American Horror Story: Delicate. The subtitle borrows from the novel that inspired it, Delicate Condition, which – much like this season – has drawn comparison to one of the greatest horror movies ever made, Rosemary’s Baby.
This marks the first time that a season of AHS has been directly based on an original piece of source material. However, the show has been known to borrow from certain works of fiction — with the ninth season paying homage to many classic ‘80s slashers — and even true crime, as seen by all the real-life serial killers that either inspired characters or were actually portrayed in some episodes. Fans would get an early taste of what would take place in Season 12 when Delicate Condition hit the shelves in August 2023.
How Many Episodes Does American Horror Story: Delicate Part Two Have?
According to TV Insider, the second half of AHS: Delicate will consist of four episodes, which is one less than the first half. This brings Season 12 to a total of nine episodes, making it one of the series’ shortest yet.
Halley Feiffer Is The Season 12 Showrunner
With Kardashian joining the AHS family and an original novel inspiring the story, Delicate is a season of many firsts, including the news that one person serves as the lead creative force this time. However, instead of Ryan Murphy or Brad Falchuk, the showrunner is Halley Feiffer – an actor known for films like The Squid and the Whale and on TV shows like The Good Wife, who first broke out as a writer with the 2013 comedy He’s Way More Famous Than You, which she also co-wrote and co-starred in with Ryan Spahn. After she and Spahn created their own comedy series, What’s Your Emergency, in 2016, she found work writing for shows like Mozart in the Jungle and SMILF before landing her first collaboration with Murphy as a writer for Season 3 of American Crime Story. She was also a consulting producer for the inventive, star-studded Apple TV+ anthology dramedy, Roar.
Murphy and Falchuk are still very much involved with AHS Season 12 as executive producers.The prolific duo behind many other hit TV shows — that range from light and fun like Glee to dark and reality-based like Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story — also have plenty of other interesting projects in the pipeline. For instance, according to Deadline, the premiere season of American Sports Story — which will dramatize the life of former NFL star and convicted murderer, Aaron Hernandez — is in the works.
AHS: Delicate Part Two Wrapped Production In January
According to ScreenRant, principal photography for the second half of AHS: Delicate was completed in early 2024, paving the way for the series’ return this coming April. The reason behind the season’s split into two parts is that the production was put on a six-month hiatus in lieu of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. However, that long, industry-rocking event famously did not stop the series from trucking along initially.
A Variety article from June 2023 reported that American Horror Story: Delicate continued filming despite the ongoing picketing and also addressed allegations that crew members would be “blackballed” from working on any of Murphy’s future shows if they did crossed the picket line. The producer would deny these rumors.Later that month, Kardashian shared an X post (when the site was still called Twitter) from the set that would attract the attention of many strikers who responded with negative criticisms over her decision to make the post in the first place and accused her of not supporting the cause.
Keep your eyes peeled for any further updates to this upcoming horror TV show's return.
