Ariana Grande Exits 'American Horror Story' Season 13: Reason Is the 'Eternal Sunshine' Tour
Ariana Grande, who had been announced for the new season, has left the cast of 'American Horror Story: 13' due to a scheduling conflict with her 'Eternal Sunshine' world tour, which wraps up in London on August 23.
According to a report confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, Ariana Grande will not appear in season 13 of 'American Horror Story.' The reason is a scheduling conflict with her 'Eternal Sunshine' world tour, which wraps up in London on August 23.
Grande's involvement had been announced via a Halloween social media post from Ryan Murphy Productions. Returning to the new season are Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, and Jessica Lange; the cast had begun filming in New York to revisit their characters from the third season, 'Coven.'
Grande previously worked with Ryan Murphy back in 2015 on Fox's 'Scream Queens.' In recent years, she's shifted her focus toward acting, starring in 'Wicked' and 'Wicked: For Good,' with 'Focker In-Law' (the fourth film in the Meet the Parents franchise) and Jon M. Chu's animated adaptation of 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' coming up next.
The season 13 logline promises a "super surprise" to cap off the show's decades-long legacy: "A season worthy of the number thirteen, which everyone fears the most, packed with a star-studded cast returning to fan-favorite roles." The show premieres Thursday, September 24 on FX, followed by Hulu in the US the next day and Disney+ internationally.
Grande's departure from the AHS cast isn't delaying the project, but it does add another example of the tension between a busy music schedule and prestige anthology series.