The season premiered on FX on September 12, 2018. The season is the highly anticipated crossover between and , bringing back fan-favorite characters from both seasons along with new characters. Many cast members from previous seasons returned, including , , , , , , , and who had been absent from the show for several years. New prominent additions to the cast were , , , , , and. The unexpected arrival of , a Cooperative representative determined to save society with a secret paradise, throws their order into chaos. Episodes Apocalypse Episode Premiere Writer s Director 1 September 12, 2018 Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk Bradley Buecker 2 September 19, 2018 James Wong Jennifer Lynch 3 September 26, 2018 Manny Coto Loni Peristere 4 October 3, 2018 5 October 10, 2018 John J. Gray Gwyneth Horder-Payton 6 October 17, 2018 7 October 24, 2018 Jennifer Lynch 8 October 31, 2018 9 November 7, 2018 10 November 14, 2018 Announcement revealed the first details of the forthcoming eighth installment when speaking to the press at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour. It's a projection story. At an Emmy FYC panel for the latest season, subtitled , Murphy revealed that , , , , , and will feature in the eighth season, and that in addition to their roles on the series, Paulson and Peters will each make their directorial debuts. Ryan Murphy also revealed that three of the leads are minorities. Murphy later said he is in talks with Anjelica Huston for an unspecified role, and that will also return after her one-year hiatus from the. Always during the Emmy FYC panel, Murphy revealed Peters' character will be a hairdresser, and Dame will be playing his grandmother. Actress Joan Collins confirmed her involvement via Twitter. Filming began around June 16, 2018. On May 18, 2018, it was announced that actress would return for the eighth season. On June 14, 2018, Ryan Murphy revealed through Twitter that the eighth season will be the much-anticipated crossover between and , despite the previous denial of it. Murphy has promised that fan favorites will return and many of the witches from have been asked to return. On June 17, Emma Roberts announced her return as and Sarah Paulson announced that will be back. Well, that's based on a fact that we've cleared a lot of titles for that show. It's an interesting idea. I can neither confirm nor deny. On July 27, 2018, Murphy announced that will be playing the role of , the hellspawn from the first season,. On August 7, 2018, Ryan Murphy revealed that , , , , and will all return for Apocalypse. They will all reprise their role as the witches from. In the second half of August 2018, more information about Murder House connections were released. First and foremost, the much awaited and requested return of American Horror Story alumna , who will reprise her iconic, Emmy-winning role as from the first season. It was later revealed that and will be returning for Apocalypse, reprising their roles as and. Promotional posters on Twitter and Instagram reveal the post-apocalyptic ruins of locations featured in every past season: , , , , the , the , and , implying that every season will be interconnected this season.