Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette was an out-of-the-gate success for FX and executive producer Ryan Murphy. The show, which concluded on March 26, racked up strong streaming numbers and passionate (if sometimes polarized) reaction from viewers.
In other words, it was quintessential Murphy: Over the course of his career, which includes more than two dozen series, he has delivered a host of hits that tend to play in a high emotional register and attract audiences and conversation.
Murphy is also one of the more prolific executive producers in the business, with projects at ABC, FX and Netflix (where he had an overall deal for several years before returning to Disney’s 20th TV in 2023). Here’s where the productions from his eponymous company currently stand.
Just Finished
Love Story: The FX series is the latest in Murphy’s American Story franchise (though it dropped the “American” from its title. Created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Murphy, the show deftly re-created the 1990s New York that Kennedy and Bessette inhabited (though some members of the Kennedy family and people who knew the couple had issues with the dramatic license the show took).
Given its success for FX, it seems likely that the Disney outlet would want a second season, though there’s no deal in place yet. Nor, seemingly, have Murphy and Co. settled on a subject. Executive producer Nina Jacobson responded “You and me both” to a THR writer’s interest in finding out who a possible second season would feature.
Ongoing
911 and 911: Nashville: The ABC series about L.A. first responders has put its characters and home city through the wringer over nine seasons (the first six of those on Fox), with disasters ranging from a tsunami to a bee swarm to a geostorm that Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) battle from space. The Nashville-set spinoff debuted last fall and has put tornados and cyberattacks in front of its cast, along with more everyday emergencies. Both shows have been renewed for the 2026-27 season.
Coming Soon
American Horror Story 13: Murphy teased a new season of the long-running anthology on Halloween last year, promising a new season in time for this Halloween (FX hasn’t announced a premiere date yet). Ariana Grande is joining frequent AHS players Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman and Jessica Lange; no other details are available yet. (Companion show American Horror Stories is currently in limbo.)
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story: The fourth season of Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Netflix anthology will focus on the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case, with Ella Beatty in the title role. Charlie Hunnam, Vicky Krieps, Rebecca Hall, Lourd and Jessica Barden also star. The streamer hasn’t announced a premiere date yet, but the season went into production last fall, suggesting it could be debuting later in the year.
TBD
All’s Fair season two: Critics pilloried the legal drama starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Paulson and Glenn Close. But the show performed solidly for Hulu and earned a second season pickup in November 2025. There’s no word yet on when the series will return.
The Shards: Murphy rescued a show based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel from turnaround at HBO, and FX picked it up in the summer of 2025. The 1980s-set novel is partly based on Ellis’ life, and the series stars Kaia Gerber, Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, Wes Bentley, Graham Campbell, Hayes Warner and Jordan Roth. It began filming late last year.
The Beauty season two: FX has yet to make a decision on the series, which is set in a world where a drug can turn people into physically perfect versions of themselves — before it kills them. Season one, which ended on a cliffhanger, starred Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Rebecca Hall, Jessica Alexander, Ashton Kutcher and isabella Rossellini. Matthew Hodgson and Murphy created the series.
Never Say Never
American Crime Story season four and Feud season three: It’s been more than four years since the last American Crime Story installment, Impeachment, aired — but then again, almost seven years passed between seasons of Feud. FX, which is behind both shows, hasn’t provided any updates on either in some time (season two of Feud aired in early 2024). The outlet’s relationship with Murphy, however, is such that if he and his collaborators came to FX with an idea for either show, they would certainly listen.
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