Ariana Grande will not appear in American Horror Story season 13 after all.
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news.
Grande had been announced as part of the cast in a Halloween social media post from Ryan Murphy Productions, which revealed that she would be joining a reunion of franchise veterans, including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman and Jessica Lange, many of whom are reprising their roles from Coven’s beloved third season.
Filming took place in New York this week.
The reason for Grande’s departure was not given, although the timing is notable.
Her Eternal sun the tour is currently underway and is not expected to end until August 23 in London, which may have presented a scheduling conflict with production.
This is not Grande’s first contact with the world of Ryan Murphy.
She previously appeared in his Fox series Scream Queens in 2015, and the AHS This announcement seemed like a natural continuation of her growing focus on acting.
In recent years she has starred in Wicked and its sequel Villain: for goodand it should appear in Brother-in-law Focker, the fourth part of Meet the parents franchise, as well as Jon M. Chu’s animated adaptation of Oh, the places you will go!
American Horror Story season 13 returns Thursday, September 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FX, streaming the next day on Hulu in the United States and internationally on Disney+.
The official logline presents the season as “an unrivaled 13th installment that will do justice to the most feared issue of them all”, promising the return of iconic horrors from the series’ history alongside new terrors.
