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American Horror Story – Cult, Episode 1 Election Night

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American Horror Story – Cult, Episode 1

Election Night

Aired Sep 5, 2017

Horror

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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After the surprising results of the 2016 presidential election, a fearful woman's phobias begin to resurface.

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Filled with paranoia-fueled chills, "Election Night" launches another unpredictable, satirical season of American Horror Story.

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Daniel D'Addario

TIME Magazine

09/13/2017

Perhaps best of all, it really is a horror story. One that uses artful cinematography and remarkable performances.

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Julie Hinds

Detroit Free Press

09/13/2017

When a key characters grabs a bottle of rosé as a potential defense weapon in the first episode, it's clear there isn't enough wine in the universe to make this mess go away.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

09/11/2017

Cult plunges headfirst into a topic numbingly huge in its implications, and the results are fairly disconcerting.

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Beth McDonough

AfterEllen.com

03/19/2019

American Horror Story: Cult is using a setting and storyline that might draw on first-timers who are as shocked by this first episode as they were on election night.

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Sesali Bowen

Refinery29

09/25/2017

The season seven premiere was more chilling than I was ready for - and I've been watching it since it's beginning in 2011.

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Jon Winkler

The Young Folks

09/15/2017

7/10

So first question is the obvious one: How is Cult doing so far at its satire of Trump's America? So far, not too bad.

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Synopsis

After the surprising results of the 2016 presidential election, a fearful woman's phobias begin to resurface.

Director: Bradley Buecker
Creator: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 5, 2017