American Horror Story Be Our Guest (Season 5, Episode 12)
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TV Episode | 52 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

American Horror Story

Be Our Guest (Season 5, Episode 12)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 52 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Iris and Liz oversee a new era at the Cortez. John and Alex struggle to adapt to life outside the hotel.

Showrunner

Ryan Murphy

Director

Bradley Buecker

Writers

Ryan Murphy (created by) | Brad Falchuk (created by) | John J. Gray (written by) (executive story editor) | Crystal Liu (story editor) | Todd Kubrak (staff writer)

Producers

Ryan Murphy | Robert M. Williams Jr. (produced by)

Composer

Mac Quayle

Cinematographer

Michael Goi

Editor

Justin Krohn

Casting Directors

Eric Dawson | Carol Kritzer | Robert J. Ulrich

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 13, 2016

Release date

Jan 13, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 16 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 113 wins & 407 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
38 cast members

Name	Known for
Kathy Bates Iris Iris See fewer	Misery (1990)
Sarah Paulson Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Evan Peters James March James March See fewer	X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Wes Bentley John Lowe John Lowe See fewer	American Beauty (1999)
Matt Bomer Donovan (credit only) Donovan (credit only) See fewer	In Time (2011)
Chloë Sevigny Dr. Alex Lowe Dr. Alex Lowe See fewer	We Are Who We Are (2020)
Denis O'Hare Liz Taylor Liz Taylor See fewer	Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Cheyenne Jackson Will Drake Will Drake See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Angela Bassett Ramona Royale Ramona Royale See fewer	Strange Days (1995)
Lady Gaga The Countess The Countess See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
Finn Wittrock Tristan Duffy Tristan Duffy See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Mare Winningham Hazel Evers Hazel Evers See fewer	St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Lily Rabe Aileen Wuornos Aileen Wuornos See fewer	Miss Stevens (2016)
Christine Estabrook Marcy Marcy See fewer	Spider-Man 2 (2004)
John Carroll Lynch John Wayne Gacy John Wayne Gacy See fewer	The Founder (2016)
Seth Gabel Jeffrey Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer See fewer	Big Sky (2020)
Anthony Ruivivar Richard Ramirez Richard Ramirez See fewer	Starship Troopers (1997)
Helena Mattsson Agnetha Agnetha See fewer	Surrogates (2009)
Kamilla Alnes Vendela Vendela See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Josh Braaten Douglas Pryor Douglas Pryor See fewer	This Is Us (2016)
Shree Crooks Scarlett Lowe Scarlett Lowe See fewer	Captain Fantastic (2016)
Alanna Ubach Jo Jo See fewer	Bombshell (I) (2019)
Lennon Henry Holden Lowe Holden Lowe See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Jessica Lu Babe Babe See fewer	Awkward. (2011)
Charles Melton Mr. Wu Mr. Wu See fewer	May December (2023)
Amir Talai Mitch Mitch See fewer	The Circle (I) (2017)
Todd Eric Andrews Board Member Board Member See fewer	I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
Lola Blanc Ashley Ashley See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Tiffany Brouwer Janice Janice See fewer	The Help (2011)
Tyler Cook Lumberjack (as Tyler Mckenzie Cook) Lumberjack (as Tyler Mckenzie Cook) See fewer	Shameless (2011)
Richard Tanner Lawyer Lawyer See fewer	The Prom (2020)
Nicole Tompkins Older Scarlett - 17 Older Scarlett - 17 See fewer	Resident Evil 3 (2020)
Joseph Will Undercover Officer Undercover Officer See fewer	9-1-1 (2018)
John Michael Young Handsome Man Handsome Man See fewer	S.W.A.T. (2017)
Elizabeth J. Carlisle Fashionista (uncredited) Fashionista (uncredited) See fewer	The Rookie (2018)
Bryan DeLorenzo Reality TV cameraman for Billie Dean Howard (uncredited) Reality TV cameraman for Billie Dean Howard (uncredited) See fewer	Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Alister Tobias Baby (uncredited) Baby (uncredited) See fewer	The Young and the Restless (1973)
Jamie Tobias Baby (uncredited) Baby (uncredited) See fewer	The Young and the Restless (1973)