The eleventh season of American Horror Story could take place on New York’s iconic Fire Island. Since it became known that AHS would return to the East Coast this summer to shoot sequences for the upcoming episode of the FX anthology series, rumours have abounded. It’s going to New York.
Fans can only speculate as to where exactly Ryan Murphy plans to film American Horror Story season 11 in New York because specifics about production locations are yet unknown. This is consistent with AHS’s strategy of keeping specific plot developments regarding the future season, particularly its theme, a secret. However, as the show approaches its anticipated September or October release date, revelations will undoubtedly surface.
Given the showrunner’s Instagram hints that season 11 will focus on fabled sirens and pirates from the 17th century, it’s conceivable that producers will choose to use one of the state’s islands as its primary filming location, specifically Suffolk County’s Fire Island, which has two villages and a few hamlets. According to legend, pirates set fire to the island in an effort to entice ships into the sandbars, giving the island its name.
In light of information shared at this year’s TCA Winter Press Tour, the idea of an AHS story with a pirate or siren theme makes more more sense. FX CEO John Landgraf admitted that “[Season 11] truly takes place in separate timelines” (via The Wrap). Therefore, a portion of the upcoming season may take place in the 17th century and feature pirates while the remaining scenes are set in the present day. In a similar vein to American Horror Story: Roanoke, the two related stories may eventually converge. However, instead of colonisers haunting the modern-day protagonists, it may be pirates who may have fallen prey to the song of legendary siren creatures centuries earlier.
The theory fits with what has been revealed thus far regarding the topic of AHS season 11, although it may not be the best thing for the show, which is meant to be based on fresh concepts, themes, and settings every season. The first half of AHS: Double Feature likewise took place in a small seaside environment, though totally in the 21st century rather than the 17th. A season shot on Fire Island would unquestionably defy this premise. Ryan Murphy, however, is a master of brazenly reusing themes and concepts, especially when it’s time to crank out a new season of AHS each year, so this shouldn’t matter to him.
Although a Fire Island scenario for season 11 is still conceivable, it would be derivative of the contentious AHS: Double Feature. especially in light of the suggestions from Ryan Murphy and John Landgraf as well as the move (at least in part) of production to New York. Although the subject for American Horror Story season 11 hasn’t been revealed as of yet, it won’t be long before viewers are reintroduced to Ryan Murphy’s world of excellent production value, shoddy scripting, and never-ending blood humour this autumn.
