Limited series · FX
Grotesquerie
Where vengeance resides.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Niecy Nash
Lois Tryon
10 eps
Courtney B. Vance
Marshall Tryon
10 eps
Nicholas Alexander Chavez
Father Charlie Mayhew
10 eps
Micaela Diamond
Sister Megan Duval
10 eps
Raven Goodwin
Merritt Tryon
10 eps
Lesley Manville
Nurse Redd
10 eps
Tessa Ferrer
Grace Finn
2 eps
Joshua Bitton
Sgt. Jack Cranburn
8 eps
Brooke Smith
Gale Hanover
5 eps
Lynn Downey
Burnside Mother
1 eps
Jay Alan Christianson
Stan the Homeless Man
2 eps
Jamie H. Jung
Student One
1 eps
Sarah J. Bartholomew
Student Two
1 eps
Joseph Schwartz
Wes
2 eps
Quincey White
D
2 eps
Al-Shabazz Jabateh
Beat Cop
3 eps
Mike Tarnofsky
SWAT Captain
2 eps
Susan Pingleton
Mother Firkus
1 eps
Kody Batchelor
Sullivan Firkus
1 eps
Price Carson
Barkeep
1 eps
Travis Kelce
Ed 'Eddie' Laclan
5 eps
Eve Sigall
Mother Superior
2 eps
Tom Virtue
Bill
3 eps
David St. James
Bishop
3 eps
Ryan Maltz
Male Student
1 eps
Scott Anthony Simmons
Old Priest
2 eps
Warren Sweeney
Priest 2
1 eps
Victoria Abbott
Andrea Salana
3 eps
Jack Landron
Gas Station Attendant
2 eps
Hudson Oz
Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Ritter
1 eps
Al Calderon
AA Speaker
1 eps
Madison Abbott
Andrea
1 eps
Brendan McCarthy
Nick
1 eps
Gaby Alcazar
Spanish Speaking Mother
1 eps
Eric Edelstein
Big Easy
1 eps
Karly Rothenberg
Medical Examiner
1 eps
Roland Ruiz
Spanish Speaking Father
1 eps
Conrad Bluth
Cop / Franklin
5 eps
Isabel Joy Wolk
Girl (Trailer Park)
1 eps
Rita Zohar
Mumbling Hospital Patient
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Grotesquerie actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Grotesquerie reads strongest on Bingeability, Serialized and Tension.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and Detective Lois Tryon feels they are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
The Bender
Lois finds comfort in an unexpected person.
- Directed by Ryan Murphy
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E01
Pilot
A gruesome crime rattles a small-town community.
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E05
Red Haze
Lois finds herself one step closer to the killer.
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E02
True Crime Catholics
Lois accepts the help of a nun to investigate the recent crimes.
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E04
Coordinates
A strange clue sends Lois to a remote location.
- Directed by Alexis Martin Woodall
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E07
Unplugged
Lois is forced to make a difficult decision.
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E10
I Think I'm Dead
- Directed by Alexis Martin Woodall
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E09
The Stinging Aroma of Sulfur
- Directed by Alexis Martin Woodall
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E08
In Dreams
- Directed by Elegance Bratton
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E07
Unplugged
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E06
Good Caesarean Work
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
S01E05
Red Haze
- Directed by Max Winkler
- Written by Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
- Photo unavailable
Jon Robin Baitz
Creator
Joe Baken
Creator
Ryan Murphy
Showrunner
Alexis Martin Woodall
Executive producer
Scott Robertson
Executive producer
Courtney B. Vance
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Nissa Diederich
Executive producer
Niecy Nash
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Peter Liguori
Executive producer
Max Winkler
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Eric Kovtun
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Alexis Martin WoodallExecutive Producer
- Scott RobertsonExecutive Producer
- Kip MyersProducer
- Courtney B. VanceExecutive Producer
- Jon Robin BaitzExecutive Producer
- Nissa DiederichExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jon Robin BaitzWriter
- Joe BakenWriter
- Ryan MurphyWriter
Direction
- Alexis Martin WoodallDirector
- Elegance BrattonDirector
- Ryan MurphyDirector
- Max WinklerDirector
Cinematography
- Carolina CostaDirector of Photography
- Blake McClureDirector of Photography
Music
- Morgan KibbyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- YouTube TVStreaming
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