The new season is set in 1952 and stars Jessica Lange as Elsa Mars, the owner of a freak show in Jupiter, Fla. Some of her freaks include Sarah Paulson as conjoined twins, Kathy Bates as a bearded lady, Michael Chiklis as a strong man and Angela Bassett, who looks to have three breasts. The cast also includes Evan Peters, Denis O'Hare, John Carroll Lynch, Patti LaBelle and Frances Conroy. Roberts plays Maggie, who may not appear to be a freak on the surface, she told us.
"But that might not be true," she teased.
"I have to say, Freak Show is really scarier...I read the script and I was having nightmares," she said.
They said Jessica was going to be a more minor character (not in recurring, but not the central character) for season 4, but so far it seems to be completely based around her.
This season may feature references towards the infamous case of Sylvia Likens and Gertrude Baniszewski (Several films were made on it, such as the Girl Next Door and An American Crime; the latter is much better than the former). Sylvia's parents worked at a carnival, and Sylvia was left in the care of Gertrude, and due to various increasingly severe issues, Sylvia died after abuse from Gertrude.
