American Horror Story: Coven
third season of American Horror Story
The third season of the American horror anthology television series American Horror Story, subtitled Coven, is set in 2013 New Orleans and follows a coven of witches descended from Salem as they fight for survival and features flashbacks to the Salem witch trials in 1692, as well as the 1830s, 1910s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1990s. The ensemble cast includes Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Frances Conroy, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Emma Roberts, Denis O'Hare, Kathy Bates, and Jessica Lange, with all returning from previous seasons, except Roberts and Bates. The season marks the first to not feature cast mainstays Dylan McDermott and Zachary Quinto.
Created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX, the series is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. Coven was broadcast between October 9, 2013, to January 29, 2014, consisting of 13 episodes. Like its predecessors, the season was met with both positive reviews and strong ratings, with the premiere attracting a series high of 5.54 million viewers, which, at the time, was the most viewed episode of the series. The season garnered seventeen Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries. It received nominations for Lange, Paulson, Bassett, Conroy, and Bates at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, with Lange and Bates winning their respective categories. In addition, Coven was nominated for Best Miniseries or TV Film at the Golden Globe Awards.
Cast and characters
Main
Sarah Paulson as Cordelia Goode
Taissa Farmiga as Zoe Benson
Frances Conroy as Myrtle Snow
Evan Peters as Kyle Spencer
Lily Rabe as Misty Day
Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery
Denis O'Hare as Spalding
Kathy Bates as Delphine LaLaurie
Jessica Lange as Fiona Goode
Special guest stars
Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau
Gabourey Sidibe as Queenie
Danny Huston as the Axeman of New Orleans
Stevie Nicks as herself
Patti LuPone as Joan Ramsey
Recurring
Jamie Brewer as Nan
Josh Hamilton as Hank Foxx
Alexander Dreymon as Luke Ramsey
Riley Voelkel as young Fiona Goode
Michelle Page as young Myrtle Snow
Leslie Jordan as Quentin Fleming
Robin Bartlett as Cecily Pembroke
Lance Reddick as Papa Legba
Mare Winningham as Alicia Spencer
Michael Cristofer as Harrison Renard
Mike Colter as David Ames
Guest
Grey Damon as Archie Brener
Ian Anthony Dale as Dr.
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