Kathy Bates Confirmed for ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’

The staff of American Horror Story: Hotel is coming together. Emmy-winner Kathy Bates returns to American Horror Story as the proprietress of the titular location.

Kathy Bates is running the Hotel. #AHSSeason5

— Ryan Murphy (@MrRPMurphy) April 8, 2015

The actress will make her third appearance in the anthology series, having been previously in Coven and Freak Show. Bates joins a cast that includes Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Wes Bentley, Chloe Sevigny, and Cheyenne Jackson. Please please please let there be Misery references.

AHS: Hotel will premiere this fall on FX.

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Chloe Sevigny Checks Into ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’

Ryan Murphy tweeted on Tuesday that American Horror Story veteran and Jennifer Lawrence-hater Chloe Sevigny, who appeared in the second season, “Asylum,” will be returning to American Horror Story: Hotel as a series regular. 

Very excited to announce that Chloe Sevigny returns to the AHS family as a series regular on "AHS: Hotel."

— Ryan Murphy (@MrRPMurphy) March 24, 2015

Sevigny recurred in the second season of AHS as Shelley, a patient at Briarcliff who was experimented on by Dr. Arden (James Cromwell). Currently, other “Hotel” guests include Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Wes Bentley, and Cheyenne Jackson. Series favorite Jessica Lange revealed she would not be returning to the fold for the fifth season.

"Yes, I'm done," Lange told the audience at PaleyFest. "We've had a great run here. I have absolutely loved doing these four characters that I've had the opportunity to play. In all the madness, I've loved the writers, my actors, Ryan and the whole, I mean, insanity of it, shooting here, shooting in New Orleans, the stories, everything."

Thus far, nothing more is known about the new season.

American Horror Story returns in October on FX.

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Lady Gaga Joins The Cast Of ‘American Horror Story’

Lada Gaga will be starring in the fifth season of the hit series American Horror Story, FX announced yesterday.  The singer revealed the theme of the fifth installment – “Hotel” – in a teaser video shortly after the announcement. 

Make your reservation now. #GagaAHSHotel https://t.co/o9ixi5TaFy

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 25, 2015

I'm so excited for the new theme and I'm really hoping it will be pulling some elements from the horror classic The Shining. Because HOW AMAZING WOULD THAT BE?!

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Ryan Murphy claims that he planted clues for the theme during the first two episodes of “Freak Show.” His acclaimed, award-winning anthology returns in October.

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