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American Horror Story
Welcome to Briarcliff
Directed by
Bradley Buecker
TV-MA
S2 • E1
Oct 16, 2012
46m
8.2
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Terrifying evils blur the boundaries between reality and insanity at the Briarcliff Manor.
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Cast of Welcome to Briarcliff
Zachary Quinto
Dr. Oliver Thredson
Joseph Fiennes
Monsignor Timothy Howard
Sarah Paulson
Lana Winters
Evan Peters
Kit Walker
Lily Rabe
Sister Mary Eunice McKee
Lizzie Brocheré
Grace Bertrand
James Cromwell
Dr. Arthur Arden
Jessica Lange
Sister Jude Martin
Adam Levine
Leo Morrison
Chloë Sevigny
Shelley
Mark Consuelos
Spivey
Clea DuVall
Wendy Peyser
Jenna Dewan
Teresa Morrison
Britne Oldford
Alma Walker
Heather Wynters
Daphne
Collin Sutton
Man
Kira Durbin
Wife
John Dixon
Orderly #1
Casey Wyman
Daniel
Henry G. Sanders
Willie
Gloria Laino
The Mexican
Naomi Grossman
Pepper
Marc Aden Gray
Dad
Mark Engelhardt
Carl
Joe Egender
Billy
Gary-7
The Headbanger Inmate
Cathy Fielding
Asylum Nun
Bradley Buecker
Director
Tim Minear
Writer
Alexis Martin Woodall
Producer
Chip Vucelich
Producer
Welcome to Briarcliff Ratings & Reviews
Tom & Lorenzo
Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez
There really is nothing like it on TV and there never has been.
Wall Street Journal
Gwen Orel
This looks like a campy, period rich series this season, and I'm eager to see how they are going to manage the time shifts.
TV.com
Price Peterson
The premiere of American Horror Story: Asylum: I didn't love it, but I am INTERESTED.
We Got This Covered
Christian Law
Fans will be more than delighted with this premiere, as American Horror Story: Asylum presents an intriguing mystery that is perfectly acted and just as darkly-goofy as the first season.
TV Fanatic
Matt Richenthal
I really have no clue where all this is going and it may eventually cross the line from fun-filled adventure to over-the-top mess. But for now I'm on board.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Julieanne Smolinski
Briarcliff - it sounds like one of those depressing old-people manors where you go if you're not quite totally demented but you still might burn down the house making a hot borscht. This whole season is going to be like a Marilyn Manson video.
IGN Movies
Matt Fowler
Asylum's premiere might have been a lot to take in, and an awkward hodgepodge at times, but it's still gruesome fun.
Entertainment Weekly
Jeff Jensen
It was a Rocky Horror Clockwork Orange Leatheryfacey Freaksfest, with a dash of X-Files thrown in.
Den of Geek
Ron Hogan
A great episode that sets several stages while still being an incredibly fun, strange, and entertaining hour of television.
Collider
Dave Trumbore
As wackadoo as American Horror Story is, they do often raise interesting themes.
AV Club
Emily VanDerWerff
Asylum promises happy scares and a goofy good time, all with a thematic underpinning that makes the ridiculousness easier to swallow, the spoonful of medicine that makes the several pounds of sugar go down.
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