Directed by Bradley Buecker   Written by Ryan Murphy   Brad Falchuk   Jessica Sharzer   Cast Dylan McDermott ... Dr. Ben Harmon Connie Britton ... Vivien Harmon Evan Peters ... Tate Langdon Taissa Farmiga ... Violet Harmon Denis O'Hare ... Larry Harvey (credit only) Jessica Lange ... Constance Langdon Kate Mara ... Hayden McClaine Charles S. Dutton ... Detective Granger Frances Conroy ... Moira O'Hara Alexandra Breckenridge ... Young Moira O'Hara Lily Rabe ... Nora Montgomery Christine Estabrook ... Marcy Michael Graziadei ... Travis Wanderly Anthony Ruivivar ... Miguel Ramos Lisa Vidal ... Stacey Ramos Malaya Rivera Drew ... Detective Barrios David Anthony Higgins ... Stan Brennan Mejia ... Gabriel 'Gabe' Ramos Rebecca Wisocky ... Lorraine Harvey Kyle Davis ... Dallas Azura Skye ... Fiona Jamie Brewer ... Adelaide 'Addy' Langdon Meredith Scott Lynn ... Helen Mena Suvari ... Elizabeth Short Celia Finkelstein ... Gladys Sam Kinsey ... Beau Bodhi Schulz ... Troy Kai Schulz ... Bryan Asher Gian Starita ... Michael Uncredited Cast Ocean Maturo ... Baby Michael Produced by Bradley Buecker   Dante Di Loreto   Brad Falchuk   Alexis Martin Woodall   Tim Minear   Ryan Murphy   Jennifer Salt   Jessica Sharzer   Chip Vucelich   James Wong   Original Music by James S. Levine

Additional Info Premiere: December 21, 2011 DVD Release: September 25, 2012 Blu-ray Release: September 25, 2012 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies FX Network (FX) (presents) Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision Ryan Murphy Productions 20th Century Fox Television Distributors FX Network   (2011) (United States) (TV) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2012) (United States) (season 1) (Blu-ray) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2012) (United States) (season 1) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2013) (United States) (season 2) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2014) (United States) (season 3) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Television Distribution   (2011) (United States) 20th Century Fox Television Distribution   (2019) (United States) (through Walt Disney Television) Disney+   (2020) (World-wide) (VOD) (video) Hulu   (2022) (United States) (VOD) (video) Walt Disney Television   (2019) (United States) (through) Filming Locations 1120 Westchester Place Los Angeles, California, USA   (S3 S5) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #558 / 21,271 Site Ranking