Kathy Bates Joins ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ as Owner — AHS Season 5 | TVLine 

-themed edition in a rather pivotal role, series co-creator Ryan Murphy announced on Twitter Wednesday.

Bates joins a cast that includes pop star Lady Gaga, Matthew Bomer (

) — but not Murphy muse Jessica Lange, who recently confirmed that she will not return for the series’ fifth season.

Yes! Now just announce Angela Bassett is joining Hotel and i’ll be happy!

YES! I need Angela back on my TV screen. She was severely underused in Freakshow, so I’m praying that she gets a chance to deliver a performance as stellar if not better than Coven.

Calling it now, she loses her head in an elevator door or something. Got to keep the tradition :)

Great news! Helps lessen the sadness of not having Jessica back!

Great news but I am still waiting on info about the storyline and character description. I am starting to believe, they make up the story and characters as they are shooting. Tv shows producers are willing to give more info then Ryan do and sometimes they are only shooting pilots!

Grrr.. forgot to fill in some info and lost my comment, so here’s the short version of what I originally said: – will miss Jessica / hope she returns for following season

-thought the scary-assed clown in Freak Show was the best part and then it ‘chilled’ and died

-create a season called CLOWNS – millions of grown-ups have clown phobias and it could be about a creepy organization that rents out clowns for kids parties, but with a twist.. they don’t like kids and they’re very, very scary

Loving the cast so far. I second everyone who wants Angela Bassett in the mix again. I’m also hoping Finn Wittrock pops up on that list eventually, ’cause I want to see him recur in the ensemble and play a part other than Dandy. Let’s see what he can do.

I have no problem with this just as long as they don’t have her do another terrible accent. I know the accent she did onFreak Show was Baltimore I think and authentic, but I was not a fan of it at all.

Also, if I’m not mistaken, I think they already confirmed that Finn Wittrock will return as well!

Kathy Bates can do no wrong! I’m so glad she will be on the new season.

I just hope this season isn’t as crappy as the last two schlocks were. Awful writing

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