American Horror Story: Election

American Horror Story: Election is the seventh season of the FX anthology television horror series American Horror Story.

It premiered on September 14th, 2017 making it the second season to premiere within this month following on from it's predecessor Roanoke. The season concluded on November 16th, 2017.

The season's plot was unveiled by creator Ryan Murphy via twitter and by always prominentely featured actress Sarah Paulson of the series at a Comic-Con table discussion in February 2017.

Teasers and promotionals released for the season were heavily water themed suggesting a cruise like theme as opposed to the politics and 2016 election concepts revealed as being tackled.

The season like it's predecessor Roanoke converts in style from the original five seasons (Murder House, Asylum, Coven, Freak Show & Hotel). The season amongst it's 10 episodes is split among three primary segments and locations, the most prominent being the white house in 2017 and the other two being the dystopian streets Syracuse, New York in 2029 and the fictional cruise ship the Aqua Vale from the span of 1954-1958 and finally 1986.

Main cast members of the previous six seasons of the series return: Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Kathy Bates, Frances Conroy, Wes Bentley, Lady Gaga, Angela Bassett, Cheyenne Jackson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Danny Huston, Finn Wittrock, Andre Holland, Adina Porter, Denis O'Hare, Leslie Jordan, Taissa Farmiga and Jessica Lange (marking her return to the series since being absent after Freak Show from Hotel and Roanoke).

New main cast members include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bradley Cooper, Billy Eichner, Riker Lynch and Brittany Snow.

The season was centrally shot at Fox's major studios in Orlando, Florida for the Aqua Vale and future Syrcause segments, as well interior white house scenes and the rest was shot in North Carolina.

Paulson and Bates reprise their roles of Cordelia Goode and Iris West respectively.

The season was met with positive reception from critics and audiences.