American Horror Story Welcome to Briarcliff (Season 2, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

American Horror Story

Welcome to Briarcliff (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

After a life-changing experience, a young man is admitted into a notorious insane asylum, while a local reporter is determined to get the full story.

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29 cast members

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Lily Rabe Sister Mary Eunice McKee Sister Mary Eunice McKee See fewer	Miss Stevens (2016)
Lizzie Brocheré Grace Bertrand Grace Bertrand See fewer	Rings (2017)
James Cromwell Dr. Arthur Arden Dr. Arthur Arden See fewer	L.A. Confidential (1997)
Jessica Lange Sister Jude Martin Sister Jude Martin See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Chloë Sevigny Shelley Shelley See fewer	We Are Who We Are (2020)
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Naomi Grossman Pepper Pepper See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
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Gary Buckner Asylum Patient (uncredited) Asylum Patient (uncredited) See fewer	Workaholics (2011)
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Mark Casimir Dyniewicz Jr. Asylum Patient (uncredited) Asylum Patient (uncredited) See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
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