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FX dates Monica Lewinsky drama and more as part of Summer slate reveal

FX has set premiere dates for many of its most anticipated shows, including American Horror Story Season 10, Impeachment: American Crime StoryWhat We Do in the ShadowsReservation DogsY the Last Man, and more.

To begin, the highly-anticipated American Horror Story spinoff American Horror Stories is set for a Thursday, July 15 debut on Hulu, under the FX on Hulu. Presented as a bit of a departure from the long-running show's traditional format, Stories will feature standalone tales every week. Sticking with American Horror Story, Season 10 of Ryan Murphy's anthology horror series will premiere on Wednesday, August 25 on FX. Shortly thereafter, the third chapter of Murphy's American Crime Story will air on Thursday, September 7. This time out, the series takes a hard look at the impeachment proceedings revolving around President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

Other releases set to be a part of FX's Summer schedule are Taika Waititi's new comedy Reservation DogsWhat We Do in the Shadows Season 3, a premiere for the long-gestating Y: The Last Man, and B.J. Novak's untitled anthology series.

You can find FX's official descriptions for the network's Summer slate below:

American Horror Stories – New Limited Series Premieres the First Two of Its Seven Episodes on Thursday, July 15 Exclusively on FX on Hulu

American Horror Stories is a spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s award-winning hit anthology series American Horror Story. American Horror Stories is a weekly anthology series that will feature a different horror story in each episode.

American Horror Stories is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, John J. Gray, and Manny Coto. American Horror Stories is produced by 20th Television.

Reservation Dogs – New Comedy Series Debuts the First Two of Its Eight Episodes on Monday, August 9 Exclusively on FX on Hulu

From Co-Creators and Executive Producers Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob, and save to get to the exotic, mysterious, and faraway land of California.

“Bear Smallhill” (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) is destined to be a warrior and a leader. The only problem is he’s not a good fighter, and the gang doesn’t really consider him the leader. But with the guidance of a questionable spirit guide, he just might get there. “Elora Danan” (Devery Jacobs) may be the true leader of the group. But she’s so focused on getting to California, and so oblivious to her own power, that she often can’t see the beauty and goodness in herself and all around her. Smart-mouthed tough girl “Willie Jack” (Paulina Alexis) is the beating heart of the group. She’s always looking out for her crew. Meanwhile, “Cheese” (Lane Factor) is the gentle, quiet ride-or-die who is so willing to go along with the group that he never stops to consider what his own dreams might be.

One year ago, Daniel, the fifth member of the Reservation Dogs, died. Struggling to make sense of the loss, the remaining four blame the reservation, its poverty, and its ability to crush the spirit. They decide to honor Daniel by adopting his dream of getting to California as their own. To succeed, they will have to save enough money, outmaneuver the methheads at the junkyard on the edge of town, constantly dodge conspiracy-obsessed Lighthorseman “Big” (Zahn McClarnon) and survive a gang war against a much tougher rival gang, led by the enigmatic “Jackie” (Elva Guerra).

Reservation Dogs has Native rappers, catfish, Indigenous superstitions and spirits both hilarious and terrifying, laughter, tears, unexpected grandmothers, decent people, terrible people, and a cavalcade of supporting characters who color and shade this already vibrant world.

Filmed on location in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Reservation Dogs is a breakthrough in Indigenous representation on television both in front of and behind the camera. Every writer, director, and series regular on the show is Indigenous. This first-of-its-kind creative team tells a story that resonates with them and their lived experiences – and invites audiences into a surprisingly familiar and funny world.

Reservation Dogs is executive produced by Sterlin Harjo (11/8/16, Barking Water, Four Sheets to the Wind), Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows, Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok), and Garrett Basch (What We Do in the Shadows, The Night Of) and produced by FX Productions.

American Horror Story: Double Feature – the 10th Installment of the Hit Anthology Series Premieres Wednesday, August 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX, and streaming the next day via FX on Hulu

American Horror Story is the wildly popular anthological limited series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk that explores a different horror theme and setting for each installment, ranging from a haunted house, an insane asylum, and witches coven to a traveling freak show, a hotel with a dark and murderous history and a murderous summer camp. The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning franchise, the progenitor of the modern-day limited series format and the longest-running hour-long series in FX’s history, has aired nine installments and been renewed through a 13th installment.

American Horror Story is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, John J. Gray, and Manny Coto. American Horror Story is produced by 20th Television.

What We Do in the Shadows’ Third Season Premieres with the First Two of Its 10 Episodes on Thursday, September 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX, and streaming the next day via FX on Hulu

What We Do in the Shadows, based on the feature film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Laszlo (Matt Berry), and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).

After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms, and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning 100. And Nandor, faced with his own eternal-life crisis, tries to inject his life with more meaning. Will he find love or is he destined to be an immortal bachelor with 37 ex-wives?

Impeachment: American Crime Story – The Third Installment in the Award-Winning Franchise Premieres with the First Two of Its 10 Episodes on Tuesday, September 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX

Written by Sarah Burgess, Impeachment:  American Crime Story unravels the national crisis that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century.

Impeachment:  American Crime is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Sarah Burgess, Sarah Paulson, Brad Falchuk, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, and Michael Uppendahl. The series is produced by 20th Television and FX Productions.

Y: The Last Man – New Drama Series Debuts with the First Two of Its 10 Episodes on Monday, September 13 Exclusively on FX on Hulu

A drama series based on DC Comics’ acclaimed series of the same name by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Y: The Last Man traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. The series follows the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better.

The ensemble cast features Diane Lane as “Congresswoman Jennifer Brown,” Ashley Romans as “Agent 355,” Ben Schnetzer as “Yorick Brown,” Olivia Thirlby as “Hero Brown,” Amber Tamblyn as “Kimberly Cunningham,” Marin Ireland as “Nora Brady,” Diana Bang as “Dr. Allison Mann,” Elliot Fletcher as “Sam Jordan” and Juliana Canfield as “Beth Deville.” All episodes of the season will be directed by women and the production has a significant number of female department heads, including both DPs, the production designer, costume designer, casting director, editors, stunt coordinator, and more.

Eliza Clark serves as showrunner and executive producer along with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson of Color Force, Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Louise Friedberg, Brian K. Vaughan, and Melina Matsoukas. Nellie Reed serves as Producer. Y: The Last Man is produced by FX Productions.

Y: The Last Man is a 60-issue science fiction comic book series published beginning in 2002. It received three Eisner Awards and received the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for Y: The Last Man, Volume 10.

Untitled B.J. Novak Anthology Series Debuts with the First Two of Its Five Episodes on Thursday, September 16 Exclusively on FX on Hulu

B.J. Novak’s untitled series is a daring and ambitious new half-hour anthology series about people figuring out timeless moral questions in unprecedented times. Choosing art instead of an argument to engage with the most relevant issues of our times, it's sure to be a conversation starter.

Hosted by Novak, alongside an exceptional roster of next-generation talent as his guest collaborators, each standalone episode explores the biggest questions of our modern era. Gun control, identity, social justice, sex, capitalism, revenge, love, fame, social media – no topic is off-limits. Combining a searching philosophical spirit with provocative concepts, and marrying bold comedic ideas with even bolder dramatic performances, creates a new tone for a new time. The series takes the topics we text about privately and brings them into the open, delivering three-dimensional, character-driven stories with humor and heart.

Cast members that have been announced thus far include Jon Bernthal, Kaitlyn Dever, Lucas Hedges, Boyd Holbrook, O’Shea Jackson Jr., George Wallace, Ed Asner, Amy Landecker, and Beau Bridges. The currently untitled series is executive produced by B.J. Novak and John Lesher and is produced by FX Productions.

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