“American Horror Story” co-creator Ryan Murphy promised that this season was broken into three parts, with the fifth episode carrying a massive twist. While 99% of last week’s episode carried on as normal, it ended abruptly. What I mean by this is that the story quite literally concluded, and the credits rolled. If FX hadn’t run a promo for tonight’s episode I would have been scratching my head in frustration wondering what would come next. Thankfully(?), the filmmakers ran a brief teaser that showed Cheyenne Jackson as the director of a behind-the-scenes crew that we think is the documentary team behind “My Roanoke Nightmare’s” first five episodes. Now, we’re going to find out if the real Shelby (Lily Rabe) and Matt (André Holland) head back to the house that started it all.
The sixth episode opens with a card:
“My Roanoke Nightmare” was the television success story of 2015.
With minimal promotion, the show garnered 23 million viewers by its finale, topping that week’s airing of Sunday Night Football, Empire, and The Walking Dead…
Eager to capitalize on the success, the network asked the producer to create a follow-up series.