| "Chapter 1" | |
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| Air date | September 14th, 2016 |
| Writers | Ryan Murphy; Brad Falchuk |
| Director | Bradley Buecker |
| Producers | Ned Martel; Robert M. Williams, Jr.; Alexis Martin Woodall; Bradley Buecker; James Wong; Jennifer Salt; Brad Falchuk; Ryan Murphy |
| Starring | Kathy Bates; Sarah Paulson; Cuba Gooding Jr.; Lily Rabe; Andre Holland; Denis O'Hare; Wes Bentley; Evan Peters; Cheyenne Jackson; Angela Bassett |
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"Chapter 1" is the first episode of season six of the horror anthology series, American Horror Story, which is billed under the heading of "Roanoke". It is the sixty-fourth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Bradley Buecker with a script written by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. It first aired on the FX Network on Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 at 10:00 pm.
Cast[]
Principal cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kathy Bates | Agnes Mary Winstead/Tomasyn White - The Butcher (reenactments) |
| Sarah Paulson | Audrey Tindall/Lana Winters/Shelby Miller (reenactments) |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | Dominic Banks/Matt Miller (reenactments) |
| Lily Rabe | Shelby Miller |
| Andre Holland | Matt Miller |
| Denis O'Hare | Dr. Elias Cunningham (reenactor) |
| Wes Bentley | Dylan/Ambrose White (reenactments) |
| Evan Peters [1] | Rory Monahan/Edward Philippe Mott (reenactments) |
| Cheyenne Jackson [2] | Sidney Aaron James |
| Angela Bassett | Monet Tumissee/Lee Harris (reenactments) |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Adina Porter | Lee Harris |
| Maya Berko | Nurse Miranda |
| Chaz Bono | Lot Polk |
| Larry Cedar | Auctioneer |
| Orson Chaplin | Cain Polk |
| John Farmanesh-Bocca | Doctor |
| Colby French | Officer |
| Stephan Goldbach | Serial Rapist |
| Luke Lagraff | Scalped Man |
| Marti Matulis | Piggy Man |
| Kristen Rakes | Nurse Bridget |
| Grady Lee Richmond | Polk Sr. |
| Charles Malik Whitfield | Mason Harris (reenactor) |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- American Horror Story was created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk.
- Actor Evan Peters is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.
- Actor Cheyenne Jackson is credited in this episode, but does not make an appearance.
- Actors Wes Bentley, Denis O'Hare and Actress Kathy Bates all make cameo appearances in the episode: Denis as Dr. Elias Cunningham and Wes and Kathy appear as Ambrose White and Thomasin White/The Butcher.
- When Matt Miller (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) panics after receiving the alert on his cell phone of the colonists outside of his home with torches, it appears that American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson can be seen playing the infamous white Bronco car chase. Both Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Sarah Paulson appeared in that show as O.J. Simpson and Marcia Clark respectively.