--- title: Jessica Lange Will Not Return to 'American Horror Story' description: Matt Bomer and Cheyenne Jackson will join the cast in season 5 canonical: https://time.com/3745750/american-horror-story-cast/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-16T13:35:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:10:57.210Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Jessica Lange Will Not Return to 'American Horror Story' og:description: Matt Bomer and Cheyenne Jackson will join the cast in season 5 og:url: https://time.com/3745750/american-horror-story-cast/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48dd88fb576502f4/698783a8e20a872729a85938/466474472-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Jessica Lange attends the 32nd annual PALEYFEST LA 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' in Hollywood, Calif. on March 15, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jessica Lange Will Not Return to 'American Horror Story' twitter:description: Matt Bomer and Cheyenne Jackson will join the cast in season 5 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48dd88fb576502f4/698783a8e20a872729a85938/466474472-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jessica Lange Bids Farewell to _American Horror Story_ by [Natalie Abrams, Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams, Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly Mar 16, 2015 1:35 PM CUT  Jessica Lange attends the 32nd annual PALEYFEST LA 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' in Hollywood, Calif. on March 15, 2015. Jessica Lange attends the 32nd annual PALEYFEST LA 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' in Hollywood, Calif. on March 15, 2015.Mark Davis—Getty Images by [Natalie Abrams, Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Natalie Abrams, Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly Mar 16, 2015 1:35 PM CUT Matt Bomer and Cheyenne Jackson are checking into _American Horror Story: Hotel_. The _White Collar_ star and _30 Rock_ alum surprised _AHS_ fans by taking the stage during Sunday’s closing night of PaleyFest—moderated by _EW_’s own Tim Stack—to announce that they will star in the series’ upcoming installment alongside the [previously announced](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/25/lady-gaga-joins-american-horror-story "undefined") Lady Gaga. This won’t be Bomer’s first trip to _Horror Story_. The_Magic Mike_ star—who previously worked with _AHS_ creator Ryan Murphy on Fox’s _Glee_ and HBO’s _The Normal Heart_—briefly appeared on _Freak Show_ as a prostitute who was murdered by Dandy (Finn Wittrock). “I love collaborating with Ryan Murphy,” he said, playing coy on exactly what his role will be, though he is billed as the lead alongside Lady Gaga. “I can’t confirm nor deny that there will be a romantic relationship with her.” Jackson, meanwhile, had a short arc on _Glee_ as Dustin Goolsby, the coach of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline. His other TV credits include _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ and _Ugly Betty_. “I did _Glee_ in Season 2, so I knew Ryan a bit,” Cheyenne said, noting he knows nothing about his role. “About 6 months ago, \[Ryan\] talked to me and I said it’s my absolute favorite show on television. I’m really, really excited… I’m absolutely nervous, but I’m really excited.” As for original cast member Jessica Lange, the actress definitively confirmed that she will not return to _American Horror Story_, as she previously [told EW](http://www.ew.com/article/2013/11/22/american-horror-story-jessica-lange-leaving "undefined"). “Yes, I’m done,” she said. “We’ve had a great run here. I have absolutely loved doing these four characters that I’ve had the opportunity to play. In all the madness, I’ve loved the writers, my actors, Ryan and the whole, I mean, insanity of it, shooting here, shooting in New Orleans, the stories, everything.” The 13-episode fifth season of _American Horror Story_, which moves its production back to Los Angeles, is expected to debut in October. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/16/matt-bomer-cheyenne-jackson-star-american-horror-story-hotel "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3745750/american-horror-story-cast/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3745750/american-horror-story-cast/"},"headline":"Jessica Lange Bids Farewell to American Horror Story","datePublished":"2015-03-16T13:35:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:10:57.210Z","description":"While Matt Bomer and Cheyenne Jackson will join the cast in season 5","url":"https://time.com/3745750/american-horror-story-cast/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48dd88fb576502f4/698783a8e20a872729a85938/466474472-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Natalie Abrams, Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48dd88fb576502f4/698783a8e20a872729a85938/466474472-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jessica Lange attends the 32nd annual PALEYFEST LA 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' in Hollywood, Calif. on March 15, 2015.","caption":"Jessica Lange attends the 32nd annual PALEYFEST LA 'American Horror Story: Freak Show' in Hollywood, Calif. on March 15, 2015.","creditText":"Mark Davis—Getty 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":"https://time.com/3745750/american-horror-story-cast/","name":"Jessica Lange Bids Farewell to American Horror Story"}}]}] ```