<P> In March 2016 , the series received a major tax credit for filming of the season in Los Angeles , California . Cast alum Angela Bassett , along with Jennifer Lynch , Marita Grabiak , Gwyneth Horder - Payton , Elodie Keene , and Alexis Korycinski were set as directors during the season , marking the first time women have served in the capacity on the show . In June 2016 , cast member Jackson stated that the season had already clandestinely begun principal photography earlier that month . On August 1 , 2016 , TMZ published photographs of the American Horror Story set in Santa Clarita , California ; that consists of a small Pioneer home , and a tree with the word `` Croatoan '' carved into its center . Both of these things are attributed to the 1590 colony of 117 people , in Roanoke , North Carolina , that disappeared without a trace , and the only clue left was the carving -- the name being a nearby island and tribe of Native Americans . Later , TMZ unveiled more set photos from an unknown California forest . </P>
<P> In March 2016 , the series received a major tax credit for filming of the season in Los Angeles , California . Cast alum Angela Bassett , along with Jennifer Lynch , Marita Grabiak , Gwyneth Horder - Payton , Elodie Keene , and Alexis Korycinski were set as directors during the season , marking the first time women have served in the capacity on the show . In June 2016 , cast member Jackson stated that the season had already clandestinely begun principal photography earlier that month . On August 1 , 2016 , TMZ published photographs of the American Horror Story set in Santa Clarita , California ; that consists of a small Pioneer home , and a tree with the word `` Croatoan '' carved into its center . Both of these things are attributed to the 1590 colony of 117 people , in Roanoke , North Carolina , that disappeared without a trace , and the only clue left was the carving -- the name being a nearby island and tribe of Native Americans . Later , TMZ unveiled more set photos from an unknown California forest . </P>
where was season 6 of american horror story filmed
where was season 6 of american horror story filmed
Los Angeles , California
Los Angeles , California