American Horror Story: Murder House Explained

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Showrunner:Ryan Murphy
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Num Episodes:12
Next Season:Asylum
Episode List:List of American Horror Story episodes

The first season of American Horror Story, retroactively subtitled Murder House, centers on the Harmon family, who, after dealing with a miscarriage and infidelity, move to a restored mansion in Los Angeles, unaware that the ghosts of its former residents and their victims haunt the house. The ensemble cast includes Connie Britton, Dylan McDermott, Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga, Denis O'Hare and Jessica Lange.

Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for cable network FX, American Horror Story was announced in February 2011, with production commencing that April. The season was broadcast between October 5 and December 21, 2011, being produced by 20th Century Fox Television. Dante Di Loreto served as executive producer alongside Murphy and Falchuk.

Murder House generally received positive reviews from critics and drew consistently high ratings for FX, ending its cycle as the biggest new cable series of the year. The season was nominated for various industry awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, and received a total of seventeen Emmy Award nominations. In addition, Lange won the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, and the Primetime Emmy Award for her supporting role.

Cast and characters

See main article: List of American Horror Story cast members.

Main

Special guest stars

Recurring

Guest stars

Episodes

See also: List of American Horror Story episodes.

Production

Conception

Creators Murphy and Falchuk began working on American Horror Story before their Fox series Glee began production.[1] Murphy wanted to do the opposite of what he had done previously and thus began his work on the series. He stated, "I went from Nip/Tuck to Glee, so it made sense that I wanted to do something challenging and dark. And I always had loved, as Brad had, the horror genre. So it just was a natural for me." Falchuk was intrigued by the idea of putting a different angle on the horror genre, stating that their main goal in creating the series was to scare viewers. "You want people to be a little bit off balance afterward," he said.[2]

The dark tone of the series is modeled after the ABC soap opera Dark Shadows, which Murphy's grandmother forced him to watch when he was younger to toughen him up.[3] He also cited Rosemary's Baby, Don't Look Now, The Amityville Horror, and Stanley Kubrick's version of The Shining as influences for the series.

Murphy and Falchuk planned that each season of the series would tell a different story from the beginning. After the first-season finale aired, Murphy spoke of his plans to change the cast and location for the second season, while retaining some actors from the first,[4] "The people that are coming back will be playing completely different characters, creatures, monsters, etc. [The Harmons'] stories are done."

In February 2011, FX officially announced that it had ordered a pilot for a possible series from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, with both Murphy and Falchuk writing and Murphy directing. Dante Di Loreto was announced as executive producer. Production on the series began in April 2011.[5] In July 2011, FX officially announced the project had been given a series order consisting of 13 episodes.[6] In August 2011, it was announced that Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, James Wong, and Jessica Sharzer had joined the series as writers.[7]

Crossover with Coven (AHS: Apocalypse)

On October 30, 2016, Murphy announced that a future crossover season of the series would continue the Murder House and Coven stories, merging their characters and themes. He did not state which season it would be but that he had already reached out to actors from both seasons to reprise their respective roles.[8] Murphy later confirmed one of the Murder House characters would be moved in the season finale of Coven. However, on January 5, 2018, it was initially announced that the crossover season would be taking place in the ninth season. Still, on June 14, 2018, the crossover was moved to the eighth season, titled Apocalypse.

Casting

Casting announcements began in March 2011, with Connie Britton first to be cast, portraying female lead Vivien Harmon.[9] Britton stated that she took a risk in taking the role of Vivien. When Murphy presented the role to her, he said, "This is something we've never seen you do before. It will be turning what you've just been doing on its ear." She was intrigued by what he had presented her and ultimately decided to take the part.[10] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, series co-creator Ryan Murphy stated that he had told Connie Britton, early on, that her character Vivien would die in the first season. "We've really had the whole season mapped out from the beginning," he said. "In the meetings with the core actors, the three leads being Connie, Dylan [McDermott] and Jessica [Lange], as we tried to snare them, we were able to say this is where you start, this is the middle, and this is where you end up. So, yes, I was able to tell Connie really the whole run of the series."[11]

Denis O'Hare joined the cast in late March 2011 as Larry Harvey.[12] Jessica Lange joined the cast in April 2011 as Constance, marking her first regular role on television.[13] Lange was attracted to the role because it didn't require a 22-episode commitment like a series on a broadcast network. "That was huge for me!" she said. "I wasn't about to commit to, you know, six months. It was cable, rather than network... I've been offered network [shows] before, and determined not to do it, just because I can't make that kind of time commitment."[14]

Dylan McDermott was cast as the lead Ben Harmon in late April 2011. His character was initially described as "a handsome and masculine but sensitive therapist who loves his family but has hurt his wife."[15] McDermott stated that he wanted to do the role to break away from his previous role as Bobby Donnell in the ABC series The Practice. "This was exactly why I wanted to do this show – to change it up and do a different kind of character. People think of me as the guy from The Practice... I wanted to turn that [notion] on its head, and hopefully, I'm doing that [with this show]", he said.[16]

In May 2011, Taissa Farmiga and Evan Peters were the last lead actors to be cast, portraying Violet Harmon and Tate Langdon, respectively.[17] Farmiga said that she loved Violet "immediately" and that "she had spunk to her, she had attitude."[18] Murphy has described Tate as the "true monster" of the series, adding, "To Evan's great credit and the credit of the writers, I think Evan's done an amazingly difficult job making a monster sympathetic."[19]

Filming

The pilot episode was shot on location in a house in Country Club Park, Los Angeles, California, which serves as the haunted house and crime scene in the series. Designed and built in 1902 by Alfred Rosenheim, the president of the American Institute of Architects' Los Angeles chapter, the Tudor or Collegiate Gothic-style single-family home was previously used as a convent.[20] [21] An adjoining chapel was removed from exterior shots using CGI.[22]

The series is filmed on sets that are an exact replica of the house.[23] Details such as Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows, and hammered bronze light fixtures, were re-created to preserve the look of the house.[20] The house became available for rent on Airbnb for six months, beginning February 2016, before being unlisted.[24]

Due to a "very aggressive" production schedule and the series' pilot shoot having to wait for co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's other show, Glee, to wrap its second season production, it was announced that the show's first-season finale, the thirteenth episode, would be thirty minutes shorter than planned.[25] Finally, the thirteenth episode was dropped and they made the twelfth episode 10 minutes longer (52 minutes). The finale aired on December 21, 2011.

Title sequence

The opening title sequence was created by Kyle Cooper and his company Prologue. He also created the title sequence for the AMC series The Walking Dead and the 1995 film Se7en. The theme music was composed by sound designer Cesar Davila-Irizarry and musician Charlie Clouser.[26] The sequence is set in the Harmons' basement and includes images of postmortem young children, unborn (or aborted) babies in jars, skulls, a christening dress, a nurse's uniform, and a figure holding a pair of bloody hedge clippers. Murphy described the sequence as a mini-mystery and stated, "By the time you see the ninth episode of this season, every image in that title sequence will be explained."[27]

Reception

Critical response

American Horror Story: Murder House received positive reviews. Metacritic reported a weighted score of 65 out of 100 on based on 164 reviews.[28] The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 72% approval rating with an average rating of 6.55/10 based on 147 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Convoluted yet effective, American Horror Story is strange, gory, and twisted enough to keep viewers hooked."[29] Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly awarded the pilot episode a B+, stating, "AHS is pretty much all scare, all the time: a whole lotta screams, sex, jolts, mashed faces, psychotic behavior, and dead babies."[30] Chuck Barney of the San Jose Mercury News said, "Most TV shows, after all, quickly fade from memory. This one will haunt your dreams."[31] Hank Stuever from The Washington Post said in his review, "Overdoing things is one of Murphy's trademark flaws, but this show has a captivating style and giddy gross-outs."[32] The New York Times Mike Hale called the show "a more classically minded chiller", taking into mind the success of HBO's True Blood and AMC's The Walking Dead.[33] However, not all reviews were favorable. Alan Sepinwall of HitFix gave the series a D−, saying, "It is so far over the top that the top is a microscopic speck in its rearview mirror."[34]

Awards and nominations

See main article: List of awards and nominations received by American Horror Story. In its first season, American Horror Story was nominated for 65 awards and won 19.

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2011IGN's Best of 2011: TV[35] Best Sci-Fi/Horror SeriesAmerican Horror Story
16th Satellite AwardsBest TV Series – Genre
Special Achievement Award: Outstanding Performance in a TV SeriesJessica Lange
201218th Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
3rd Dorian Awards[36] TV Performance of the Year
TV Drama of the YearAmerican Horror Story
LGBT-Themed TV Show of the Year
Campy TV Show of the Year
Bram Stoker Award 2011[37] Best Screenplay
38th Saturn AwardsBest Actress on TVJessica Lange
Best Actor on TVDylan McDermott
Best Supporting Actress on TVFrances Conroy
Best Guest Performer on TVZachary Quinto
Best Syndicated/Cable TV SeriesAmerican Horror Story
2nd Critics' Choice TV AwardsBest Movie or Miniseries
Best Actress in a Movie or MiniseriesJessica Lange
64th Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Frances Conroy
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or MovieConnie Britton
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or MovieDenis O'Hare
Outstanding Miniseries or MovieAmerican Horror Story
64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or MovieMark Worthington, Edward L. Rubin, Ellen Brill
Beth Rubino, Charles M. Lagola, Ellen Brill
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or SpecialRobert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or SpecialChrisi Karvonides, Conan Castro
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or MovieFabienne Bouville
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or MovieMonte C. Haught, Samantha Wade, Melanie Verkins, Natalie Driscoll, Michelle Ceglia
Outstanding Main Title DesignKyle Cooper, Juan Ruiz Anchia, Gabriel Diaz, Ryan Murphy
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers, Silvina Knight, D. Garen Tolkin
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or SpecialEryn Krueger Mekash, Hiroshi Yada, Michael Mekash, Christopher Nelson, Kim Ayers, Christien Tinsley, Jason Hamer
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or SpecialGary Megregian, David Klotz, Steve M. Stuhr, Jason Krane, Jason Lezama, Timothy Cleveland, Bruce Tanis, Simon Coke, Zane Bruce, Jeff Gunn, Lance Wiseman
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or MovieSean Rush, Joe Earle, Doug Andham
Outstanding Stunt CoordinationTim Davison
69th Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV FilmJessica Lange
Best TV Series – DramaAmerican Horror Story
5th Kerrang! AwardsBest TV Show
16th Online Film & Television Association Awards[38] Best Drama Series
Best Ensemble in a Drama Series
Best Direction in a Drama Series
Best Writing in a Drama Series
Best Music in a Series
Best Sound in a Series
Best Editing in a Series
Best Cinematography in a Series
Best Production Design in a Series
Best Costume Design in a Series
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Series
Best Visual Effects in a Series
Best New Theme Song in a Series
Best New Titles Sequence
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesJessica Lange
16th ADG Excellence in Production Design AwardsOne-Hour Single Camera TV SeriesMark Worthington
28th Artios Awards[39] TV movie or MiniseriesRobert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Eric Souliere (Associate)
28th TCA AwardsIndividual Achievement in DramaJessica Lange
TV Guide Awards 2012[40] [41] Favorite VillainJessica Lange (as Constance Langdon)
Favorite Horror SeriesAmerican Horror Story
1st PAAFTJ TV Awards[42] Best Miniseries or TV Movie
Best Main Title Design
Best Directing for a Miniseries or TV MovieRyan Murphy
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV MovieJessica Lange
Best Cast in a Miniseries or TV MovieDylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Taissa Farmiga, Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Denis O'Hare
Best Production Design in a Miniseries or TV MovieMark Worthington
Best Cinematography in a Miniseries or TV MovieMark Worthington
5th NewNowNext AwardsCause You're HotJessica Lange
201324th PGA AwardsOutstanding Producer of Long-Form TVBrad Buecker, Dante Di Loreto, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Chip Vucelich, Alexis Martin Woodall
* The FX network submitted the series to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in the miniseries, rather than the drama series, category for its 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.[43]

Ratings

The pilot episode gained a 1.6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49 and garnered 3.2 million viewers,[44] and totalled 5.2 million between two airings.[45] These were the best numbers FX had ever received for a series premiere.[46] Taken together with equally strong numbers for the station's returning original series – Sons of Anarchy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League – the episode helped make October the most-watched month on FX ever.[47] The episode was seen by 3.2 million viewers total in 59 countries.[48]

Ratings increased as the season progressed, with the fourth episode receiving a 1.7 ratings share among adults 18–49, a tenth of a point higher than the pilot episode. The seventh episode had a viewership of 3.06 million, receiving a 1.8 ratings share in the 18–49 demographic; a series high.[49] [50] The season finale was watched by 3.22 million viewers and received a 1.7 ratings share in the 18–49 demographic. The first season tied with the TNT series Falling Skies as the biggest new cable series of the year among adults 18–49.[51]

American Horror Story November 2011 international premiere across Europe and Latin America, on Fox International Channels, drew rankings of 1st or 2nd among all Pay-TV in most metered markets for its time slot. In the UK, it premiered on non-terrestrial channel FX, with 128,200 viewers. The second episode saw an increase of 27%, receiving an overall viewership of 158,700.[52]

Home media

American Horror Story – The Complete First Season
Set DetailsSpecial Features
  • 12 Episodes
  • 4 Disc Set (DVD)
  • 3 Disc Set (BD)
  • English 5.1 Dolby Digital
  • Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
  • Runtime: 533 Minutes
  • Audio Commentary on the Pilot Episode
  • The Murder House presented by Eternal Darkness Tours of Hollywood
  • Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story
  • Overture to Horror: Creating the Title Sequence
  • Out of the Shadows: Meet the House Ghosts
Release Dates
Region 1Region 2Region 4
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