{"id":40872,"date":"2021-08-26T07:35:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T02:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/why-after-four-seasons-did-jessica-lange-leave-fxs-thriller-ahs\/"},"modified":"2021-08-26T07:35:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T02:05:28","slug":"why-after-four-seasons-did-jessica-lange-leave-fxs-thriller-ahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/why-after-four-seasons-did-jessica-lange-leave-fxs-thriller-ahs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why After Four Seasons Did Jessica Lange Leave FX’s Thriller ‘AHS’?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For four straight seasons, Jessica Lange was considered the absolute lifeblood of FX’s thriller series American Horror Story<\/em>. Her memorable performances in the anthology series gained her much attention and praise, including a Golden Globe and two Emmys. Jessica’s characters stole the show, and audiences excitedly tuned in each season to see what haunted mischief she was up to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From the mysterious, busybody next-door neighbor Constance Langdon in Murder House<\/em> to the stylish and motivated ringmaster Elsa Mars in Freak Show<\/em>, the morally multifaceted and tortured characters she played quickly became fan favorites. Fans were totally stunned when the actress announced that she would not return for Season 5 of the FX series, Hotel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span>Why did Jessica Lange leave ‘American Horror Story’ after four seasons? <\/span><\/h2>\n
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When Jessica announced to the public that she would be leaving American Horror Story<\/em> after Season 4 in November 2013, fans were completely at a loss. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a>, she spoke about why she decided to leave. Jessica shared, \u201cIt ends up being a lot of time during the year being committed to something. I haven\u2019t done that for a long time. It\u2019s like doing a stage play between the rehearsal and the run. This is a six-month commitment every year.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She went on to say, “That will be four years in a row. I want to have more time to myself I guess. Once it\u2019s over and I have a full year ahead of me with nothing to do, who knows? It might not have been the best decision. But I think four years doing something is a sufficient amount of time.\u201d Jessica had originally only signed on to appear in one season of the show. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She kept returning because of her characters and the wonderful collaborative relationship that had formed between herself and AHS<\/em> creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.<\/p>\n

Despite leaving the series, Jessica reprised her role as Constance Langdon in Episode 6 of Season 8 of American Horror Story: Apocalypse<\/em>, which actually earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama. Her return was most likely the end of her era on the series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span>Jessica Lange will not be coming back for Season 10 of ‘AHS.’<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Unfortunately, viewers will not see Jessica Lange in Season 10 of American Horror Story.<\/em> We know it’s hard to imagine the show without her, but it doesn’t seem like she will be coming back at all to the show. In an interview with <\/em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> <\/em>in 2019 discussing her new role in the Netflix series The Politician<\/em>, she was <\/em>asked if she would ever come back to AHS<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jessica noted, “I don\u2019t think so. I feel like I got the best of it in those first four seasons. Great characters. It was exciting to do. I worked with some of my favorite actors, but I can\u2019t see that we could ever get back to that.”<\/p>\n

Watch American Horror Story<\/em> on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. EST on FX.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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