American Horror Story: Coven is giving a whole new meaning to the nightmare before the Christmas. The bewitching third season of the FX horror anthology series will debut on Netflix on Dec. 6, the streaming service announced Tuesday. Netflix's splashy new original series...

Wed, Nov 26, 2014

The Emmys: An SOS (Same Old Shows)

If you take comfort in the Emmy Awards' almost shocking predictability in rewarding so many of the same shows and stars year after year, this might have been your favorite Emmy show ever. Otherwise, good luck distinguishing this rather dreary ceremony from any other year's. Instead, maybe it's worth looking ahead to next fall, when Breaking Bad will be out of the running and (lighting a candle to the Academy powers that be) Mad Men's Jon Hamm might finally get his Emmy after losing seven in a row, although at this point I wouldn't count on it. (It would help if Mad Men raises its game for its last stand.)

Tue, Aug 26, 2014

VIDEO: Kathy Bates on Her Personal Ties to American Horror Story: Freak Show

For American Horror Story: Freak Show star Kathy Bates, getting to explore the creepy world of the show is a dream come true. "I remember going to the fair when I was a kid, and I always wanted to go into freak show [but] my parents would never let me," she says in the video below. "So it was this mysterious place I never saw when I was growing up."

Thu, Jul 31, 2014

How Emmy's Controversial Category Choices Paid Off, and This Year's Other Trivia

According to the Emmy Awards ballot, True Detective isn't a miniseries, but Fargo and American Horror Story: Coven are. Orange is the New Black, Nurse Jackie and Shameless are comedies, even though there are frequently more tears than laughs on those shows. The debate over how to classify shows that defy classification ruffled plenty of feathers during this year's Emmy campaign season. Yet...

Fri, Jul 11, 2014

Game of Thrones, Fargo Top Emmy Nominations

Game of Thrones topped Thursday's Primetime Emmy nominations with 19, followed by Fargo with 18 and American Horror Story: Coven with 17.Thrones will duke it out for drama series against reigning champ Breaking Bad,Downton Abbey,  House of Cards, four-time champ Mad Men and True Detective.Look back at last year's EmmysTrue Detective, which opted to enter the drama race instead ...

Thu, Jul 10, 2014

American Horror Story Season 4 Will Take Place at a Carnival

From a Coven to a circus. American Horror Story's next installment will take place at a carnival, writer Douglas Petrieconfirmed on a Nerdist Writer's Panel podcast.

Mon, Mar 17, 2014

First Look: Kathy Bates Checks in to Mike & Molly

American Horror Story: Coven's Kathy Bates is bringing misery to CBS's Mike & Molly on the March 17 episode when she guest stars as Kay, an old buddy of Molly's grouchy mother-in-law, Peggy.

Wed, Mar 5, 2014