Jessica Lange Returns to ‘American Horror Story’ After 8 Years in Season 13 Set Photos as Filming Begins

Ryan Murphy Productions released three set photos from “American Horror Story” Season 13. Each shot shows Jessica Lange peering out of an old window, wearing a blue dress and heels.

Lange is only visible from the back, but the behind-the-scenes photos nonetheless sparked “AHS” fanfare. Season 13 marks Lange’s return to “American Horror Story” after eight years. The “Tootsie” and “King Kong” actor is an “AHS” OG, having starred in the first season as Constance Langdon.

Lange returned in the second season as Sister Jude Martin, then played Fiona Goode in the third season and Elsa Mars in the fourth season. She returned four years later in Season 8 as a guest star, reprising her role as Constance Langdon. It is unclear whether Lange is playing Constance or a new character in the 13th installment of the horror anthology.

Lange’s casting in Season 13 of “AHS” was met with much excitement, as the actor previously insisted she was done with the series. When asked by an Irish radio station in 2025 if she would return to “AHS,” Lange said, “Oh Christ, no. I mean, I haven’t done it for more than 10 years, 12 years, so, no, I’m not doing it.”

Lange is joined by fellow “AHS” regulars Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe and Leslie Grossman in the 13th season. Plus, Ariana Grande, who starred in Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s 2015 series “Scream Queens,” reunites with the co-creators on “AHS.”