# Ariana Grande drops out of American Horror Story season 13 amid tour clashes

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ariana-grande-will-not-be-in-american-horror-story-season-13/
- Published: 2026-07-10T21:32:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T03:47:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/ariana-grande-exits-ahs-season-13-1236979292/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Ariana Grande dropped out of American Horror Story season 13.
- Tour dates clashed with revised production schedule; she filmed nothing.
- Season 13 premieres 24 September 2026 with a large returning cast.

## Summary

Ariana Grande will not feature in the thirteenth season of FX's anthology series American Horror Story, which is due to premiere on 24 September 2026. According to sources cited by Deadline, scheduling conflicts arising from changes to the show's production dates, combined with her ongoing Eternal Sunshine Tour, meant Grande was unable to make her planned debut, and she did not shoot any scenes for the season.

Grande had recently rescheduled several July concert dates, moving her 12 July show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to 14 July and shifting two Boston dates, with the tour continuing on to New York, Canada, Chicago and London. FX and producer 20th Television declined to comment. The cast was recently spotted filming exterior scenes without Grande, while two previously unannounced additions, Frances Conroy and Alex Consani, were seen on set. The returning ensemble includes Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, John Waters and Leslie Grossman, with John Carroll Lynch, Mena Suvari and Matt Fraser reprising earlier roles, and Paul Anthony Kelly, Berto Colón and Joey Pollari making their franchise debuts.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Ariana Grande drops out of American Horror Story season 13 amid tour clashes](https://deadline.com/2026/07/ariana-grande-exits-ahs-season-13-1236979292/)
- [Variety: Ariana Grande Drops Out of u2018American Horror Storyu2019 Season 13 Amid Concert Tour](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/ariana-grande-exits-american-horror-story-13-tour-1236806759/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Ariana Grande Exits u2018American Horror Storyu2019 Season 13 Amid u2018Eternal Sunshineu2019 Tour](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ariana-grande-exits-american-horror-story-season-13-1236644074/)

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