Oct 2, 2026 · 15 min · 10 segments
**Emma Roberts and Joey Pollari sit down on the set to pull back the curtain on their journeys to becoming cast members, working with Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson, and Emma’s return as Madison…
Emma RobertsHost
Joey PollariGuest
Um, when you look at, like, AHS and the history of, like, all this, and how successful it has been, what do you think it is that makes it so beloved by fans?
First of all, when it, when it started, there was nothing like it, and even now there's nothing like it.
People try to recreate it, um, in certain ways, but the anthology idea and the idea of, like, casting actors in different roles every season and, like, reinventing a story, but within a genre, like, I don't, I don't know who else does that, or who else did that before.
I mean, I remember watching the first episode of the first season live on TV, and I was like, "Ugh, I would do anything to be on that show." I'm like, "I love that show." And I was such a big fan.
And that's when they asked me to be on it and to play a witch, because I've been practicing to be a witch my whole life.
Well, I just, like, my mom used to say, she'd come into my room when I was little, and I'd be like, "Mom, I'm doing a spell.
But yeah, I just, I, I was always doing, like, the herbs and the oil, and then going out-
Um, when you look at, like, AHS and the history of, like, all this, and how successful it has been, what do you think it is that makes it so beloved by fans?
First of all, when it, when it started, there was nothing like it, and even now there's nothing like it.
People try to recreate it, um, in certain ways, but the anthology idea and the idea of, like, casting actors in different roles every season and, like, reinventing a story, but within a genre, like, I don't, I don't know who else does that, or who else did that before.
I mean, I remember watching the first episode of the first season live on TV, and I was like, "Ugh, I would do anything to be on that show." I'm like, "I love that show." And I was such a big fan.
And that's when they asked me to be on it and to play a witch, because I've been practicing to be a witch my whole life.
Well, I just, like, my mom used to say, she'd come into my room when I was little, and I'd be like, "Mom, I'm doing a spell.
But yeah, I just, I, I was always doing, like, the herbs and the oil, and then going out-
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