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Updated · Deadline · Jul 10

Ariana Grande Exits American Horror Story Season 13 as September 24 Premiere Nears

Updated

Updated · Deadline · Jul 10

Ariana Grande Exits American Horror Story Season 13 as September 24 Premiere Nears

Q: Is this star-studded return after three years setting up a grand series finale?

No official evidence suggests *American Horror Story* Season 13 is a grand series finale, even if it is clearly being framed as a major event season. What is confirmed is that Season 13, premiering September 24, brings back an unusually deep bench of franchise regulars after a three-year gap, including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, Frances Conroy and others. Several are reportedly reprising fan-favorite roles, with strong signs the season revisits the *Coven* storyline. That kind of reunion naturally fuels finale speculation. But the available reporting stops short of calling it the end. FX and trade coverage describe it as the 13th installment of an ongoing anthology, and one official description says the series “continues to build on the anthology’s decades-long legacy,” language that points to continuation rather than closure. There has also been no public indication from Ryan Murphy or FX that Season 13 is the last. So the strongest reading is that Season 13 is being positioned as a “greatest-hits” season, not a confirmed farewell. The all-star cast, the return of legacy characters, and the symbolic weight of a 13th season make finale rumors understandable, but for now they remain speculation rather than fact. Ariana Grande’s absence, meanwhile, appears unrelated to any larger endgame and is simply the result of tour scheduling conflicts.

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Ariana Grande will not appear in FX’s American Horror Story Season 13, and sources said she shot no scenes before exiting the project.
Production date changes on the series collided with her Eternal Sunshine Tour schedule, making her planned AHS debut unworkable.
The season still premieres September 24, with the cast recently spotted filming exterior scenes and Grande notably absent.
Frances Conroy and Alex Consani were newly spotted on set, joining a cast that already includes Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett and Jessica Lange.
Grande’s tour continues through upcoming stops in New York, Canada, Chicago and London after she rescheduled several July shows in Brooklyn and Boston.