American Horror Story
On October 7, 2014, it was announced that FX had ordered a 10-episode spin-off titled "American Crime Story", developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. While each season of "American Horror Story" focuses on a new horror theme, each season of "American Crime Story" focuses on a new true crime story. The series features "American Horror Story" cast members Sarah Paulson, Connie Britton, Cuba Gooding Jr., Darren Criss, Finn Wittrock, Max Greenfield and Cody Fern. The first season premiered in February 2016, with the second season premiering in January 2018. A third season is in development.
American Horror Story: Asylum
Maureen Ryan of "The Huffington Post" said, "It's to the credit of "Asylum" writers, directors and cast that the emotional pain of the characters often feels as real as their uncertainty and terror." However, Verne Gay of "Newsday" gave the season a C grade, writing that it "has some good special effects, just not much of a story to hang them on." Linda Stasi of the "New York Post" thought this season was "over the top", stating, "I need to enter [an asylum] myself after two hours of this craziness."