Ryan Murphy confirmed that the season will be connected to Freak Show, but will be set in modern day. American Horror Story: Apocalypse is the eighth season of the FX horror anthology television series American Horror Story, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Murphy has said that the season will be representative of both sides of the political divide. On October 4, 2016, the series was renewed for a seventh cycle, which premiered on September 5, 2017. Apocalypse was announced on January 12, 2017. It premiered on September 12, 2018, and concluded on November 14, 2018. He also said … In February 2017, on Watch What Happens Live, Murphy announced that the season would revolve around the 2016 U.S. election and suggested that it may feature a character based on President Donald Trump.
The season has been described as a crossover between the first and third seasons of the series.