--- description: The co-creator of 'American Horror Story' just announced that Girls star Lena Dunham will be joining the mysterious season 7 title: Lena Dunham Will Join Season 7 of 'American Horror Story' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt888a171b079866fb/6988d66a97cdff60d66b1ab6/gettyimages-682104204.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Lena Dunham Will Join Season 7 of _American Horror Story_ by [Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2017 2:23 AM CUT  Actress Lena Dunham at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 1, 2017. Actress Lena Dunham at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 1, 2017.Gilbert Carrasquillo—GC Images by [Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2017 2:23 AM CUT Ryan Murphy’s ability to attract A-list talent never ceases to surprise! The co-creator of _American Horror Story_ just announced that _Girls_ star Lena Dunham will be joining the mysterious season 7. > [](https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/887844862426468352) It’s unknown who or what Dunham will play but it’s somewhat fitting that the politically outspoken actress is joining a season based around the [2016 election](http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/16/american-horror-story-season-7-election-ryan-murphy/ "undefined"). Dunham joins stars Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Billie Lourd, Billy Eichner, Cheyenne Jackson, Alison Pill, Colton Haynes, and Adina Porter for the anthology series’ upcoming installment, which is currently in production. The _AHS_ team will [announce the title of season 7](http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/11/american-horror-story-season-7-title/ "undefined") Thursday at 9:15 p.m. PT at Comic-Con. [He offered the final clue](http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/17/ryan-murphy-ahs-season-7-final-clue-title-reveal/ "undefined") earlier this week via an Instagram post showing a man covered in bees. _This_ [_article_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/19/american-horror-story-lena-dunham-season-7/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_ew.com_](http://ew.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4865818/lena-dunham-american-horror-story/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4865818/lena-dunham-american-horror-story/"},"headline":"Lena Dunham Will Join Season 7 of American Horror Story","datePublished":"2017-07-20T02:23:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:38:06.200Z","description":"It’s somewhat fitting that the politically outspoken actress is joining a season based around the 2016 election","url":"https://time.com/4865818/lena-dunham-american-horror-story/","keywords":["Television","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt888a171b079866fb/6988d66a97cdff60d66b1ab6/gettyimages-682104204.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt888a171b079866fb/6988d66a97cdff60d66b1ab6/gettyimages-682104204.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between\" Costume Institute Gala - Sightings","caption":"\"Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between\" Costume Institute Gala - Sightings","creditText":"Gilbert Carrasquillo—GC Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4865818/lena-dunham-american-horror-story/","name":"Lena Dunham Will Join Season 7 of American Horror Story"}}]}] ```