American Horror Story co-creator and writer Ryan Murphy says actress Kathy Bates will return to the series for its eighth season along with Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters. Bates appeared in "AHS: Coven", "AHS: Freak Show", "AHS: Hotel" and "AHS: Roanoke".

The Oscar-winning actress was not in last season's "AHS: Cult" due to her Netflix comedy series Disjointed. "Kathy and Sarah Paulson have a lot of great stuff to get to do," ew.com quoted Murphy as saying. "So, with Evan Peters, the three of them are the leads this year."