American Horror Story Genre Horror Anthology Supernatural Created by Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk Starring Connie Britton Dylan McDermott Evan Peters Taissa Farmiga Denis O'Hare Jessica Lange Zachary Quinto Joseph Fiennes Sarah Paulson Lily Rabe Lizzie Brocheré James Cromwell Frances Conroy Emma Roberts Kathy Bates Michael Chiklis Finn Wittrock Angela Bassett Wes Bentley Matt Bomer Chloë Sevigny Cheyenne Jackson Lady Gaga Cuba Gooding Jr. André Holland Billie Lourd Alison Pill Theme music composer Cesar Davila - Irizarry Charlie Clouser Composer (s) James S. Levine Mac Quayle Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of seasons 7 No. of episodes 84 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer (s) Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk Dante Di Loreto Tim Minear James Wong Jennifer Salt Bradley Buecker Alexis Martin Woodall Producer (s) Alexis Martin Woodall (seasons 1 -- 3) Patrick McKee Robert M. Williams Jr. Ned Martel Location (s) Los Angeles, California (seasons 1 -- 2, 5 -- 6) New Orleans, Louisiana (seasons 3 -- 4) Santa Clarita, California (season 6) Orange, California (season 7) Cinematography Christopher Baffa (pilot) Michael Goi Nelson Cragg Editor (s) Bradley Buecker Doc Crotzer Adam Penn Camera setup Single camera Running time 37 -- 73 minutes Production company (s) 20th Century Fox Television Ryan Murphy Productions Brad Falchuk Teley - Vision Distributor 20th Television Release Original network FX Original release October 5, 2011 (2011 - 10 - 05) -- present External links Website www.fxnetworks.com/shows/american-horror-story
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October 5, 2011 (2011 - 10 - 05)