Directed by John Scott Written by Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk Jennifer Salt Cast Connie Britton ... Vivien Harmon Dylan McDermott ... Dr. Ben Harmon Evan Peters ... Tate Langdon Taissa Farmiga ... Violet Harmon (credit only) Denis O'Hare ... Larry Harvey Jessica Lange ... Constance Langdon Kate Mara ... Hayden McClaine Frances Conroy ... Moira O'Hara Alexandra Breckenridge ... Young Moira O'Hara Matt Ross ... Dr. Charles Montgomery Sarah Paulson ... Billie Dean Howard Michael Graziadei ... Travis Wanderly Joshua Malina ... Dr. David Curan Eve Gordon ... Dr. Hall Geoffrey Rivas ... Detective Jack Colquitt April Grace ... Nurse Naima Tanya Clarke ... Marla McClaine Mena Suvari ... Elizabeth Short Morris Chestnut ... Luke Joshua Allen ... Basketball Guy #1 Caitlin Dahl ... Young Mother Dennis Hill ... Basketball Guy #2 Ava Kolker ... Three Year Old Girl Christopher Thomas ... New Pope Uncredited Cast Michael James Bell ... Tim Joab Carlos ... Basketball Guy #3 Produced by Bradley Buecker Dante Di Loreto Brad Falchuk Alexis Martin Woodall Tim Minear Ryan Murphy Jennifer Salt Jessica Sharzer Chip Vucelich James Wong Original Music by James S. Levine

Additional Info Premiere: November 30, 2011 DVD Release: September 25, 2012 Blu-ray Release: September 25, 2012 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies FX Network (FX) (presents) Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision Ryan Murphy Productions 20th Century Fox Television Distributors FX Network   (2011) (United States) (TV) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2012) (United States) (season 1) (Blu-ray) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2012) (United States) (season 1) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2013) (United States) (season 2) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2014) (United States) (season 3) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Television Distribution   (2011) (United States) 20th Century Fox Television Distribution   (2019) (United States) (through Walt Disney Television) Disney+   (2020) (World-wide) (VOD) (video) Hulu   (2022) (United States) (VOD) (video) Walt Disney Television   (2019) (United States) (through) Filming Locations 1120 Westchester Place Los Angeles, California, USA   (S3 S5) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #546 / 20,698 Site Ranking