<P> Principal photography for the season began on July 14 , 2015 , in Los Angeles , California , marking a return to where the series shot its first two cycles ( Murder House and Asylum ) . According to the Los Angeles Times , creative reasons , not economic factors , was the deciding key for moving the series from Louisiana back to Los Angeles since Hotel 's story is connected to the city . Murphy revealed a six - story hotel set was being built on the Fox lot . A dummy set of the hotel was built at Comic - Con , showing an Art Deco style building from the 1920s , inspired by the old Hollywood era . Murphy announced at the TCA Summer Press Tour in August 2015 that he would be directing the season 's Halloween episode , `` Devil 's Night '' , marking the first time in series history that he will helm more than the premiere . He stated he would direct it `` because I love the script so much , when we finished it I said , ' I ca n't give this to anybody else ' . '' However , ultimately Murphy did not direct the episode . In an interview with Entertainment Tonight , Murphy spoke about Gaga 's entrance scene , confirming it to be about six minutes long and describing it as `` like a silent movie with no dialogue , and lots of blood and nudity '' . </P>
<P> Principal photography for the season began on July 14 , 2015 , in Los Angeles , California , marking a return to where the series shot its first two cycles ( Murder House and Asylum ) . According to the Los Angeles Times , creative reasons , not economic factors , was the deciding key for moving the series from Louisiana back to Los Angeles since Hotel 's story is connected to the city . Murphy revealed a six - story hotel set was being built on the Fox lot . A dummy set of the hotel was built at Comic - Con , showing an Art Deco style building from the 1920s , inspired by the old Hollywood era . Murphy announced at the TCA Summer Press Tour in August 2015 that he would be directing the season 's Halloween episode , `` Devil 's Night '' , marking the first time in series history that he will helm more than the premiere . He stated he would direct it `` because I love the script so much , when we finished it I said , ' I ca n't give this to anybody else ' . '' However , ultimately Murphy did not direct the episode . In an interview with Entertainment Tonight , Murphy spoke about Gaga 's entrance scene , confirming it to be about six minutes long and describing it as `` like a silent movie with no dialogue , and lots of blood and nudity '' . </P>
where is season 5 american horror story filmed
where is season 5 american horror story filmed
Los Angeles , California
Los Angeles , California