American Horror Story is an American anthology horror television series. Each season is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following a different set of characters and settings in the same fictional universe. Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Lily Rabe have returned most frequently, with each appearing in at least nine of the first eleven seasons. Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Emma Roberts, Adina Porter, Finn Wittrock, Jamie Brewer, Billie Lourd, and Leslie Grossman appear in five of the 11 seasons.