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Ryan Murphy Holds American Horror Story Season 13 Role for Ariana Grande as Tour Blocks 2026 Shoot

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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 7

Ryan Murphy Holds American Horror Story Season 13 Role for Ariana Grande as Tour Blocks 2026 Shoot

Q: Who will step in to fill the mysterious role originally crafted for Ariana Grande in next month's epic crossover?

No replacement has been announced. Ryan Murphy has confirmed only that Ariana Grande exited *American Horror Story: 13* because her *Eternal Sunshine* tour and other commitments conflicted with filming, and that the decision was mutual. He has said the part was a “very big swing” and could be revisited in a future season, but neither Murphy, FX nor the trade reports cited have identified anyone stepping into the role for Season 13. That means the “mysterious role” originally developed for Grande appears, at least for now, to remain unfilled publicly rather than reassigned. Reports about the crossover season’s cast name many returning stars — including Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman and others — but none has been confirmed as Grande’s direct replacement. So the most accurate answer is that there is no confirmed substitute yet, and Murphy has left open the possibility of using the role later if Grande’s schedule aligns.

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Ryan Murphy said he chose not to recast an American Horror Story Season 13 part after Ariana Grande bowed out, opting to save the role for a future season if her schedule opens.
Grande passed because her Eternal Sunshine Tour made the episode impossible to juggle, Murphy said, after the idea surfaced when she had just finished the Wicked films.
Season 13 still premieres Sept. 24, while Grande's tour runs through Sept. 1 in London and her representative says she plans a break from public-facing work afterward.
Murphy framed the delay as a pause rather than a split, citing Grande's 2015 turn in Scream Queens and saying he would "always work with her" on a later horror project.