American Horror Story, FX
WHEN: Wednesdays at 10/9c, premiering Oct. 5
WHO: Dylan McDermott (The Practice), Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights), Taissa Farmiga, Jessica Lange (Grey Gardens), Denis O'Hare (True Blood), Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under), Alexandra Breckenridge (Dirt) and Evan Peters (One Tree Hill)
WHAT: McDermott, Britton and Farmiga play a family moving into a new (yet very old) house hoping to escape some figurative demons from their past. Once they do, "figurative" starts to look pretty damn good in comparison to their new, unsettling life.
Boss, Starz
WHEN: Fridays at 10/9c, premiering Oct. 21 (WATCH VIDEO)
WHO: Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), Connie Nielsen (Law & Order: SVU), Kathleen Robertson (Beverly Hills 90210), Martin Donovan (Weeds), Jeff Hephner (Hellcats) and others
WHAT: Mayor Tom Kane (Grammer) holds the power in Chicago, but he also hides a crushing health secret. He keeps his advisors (played by Roberston and Donovan) in the dark, while the State Treasurer (Hephner) is too ambitious to notice, and Kanes wife (Nielsen) knows nothing.
It's not just sex, it's love
It's two people connecting
With four other people
And aliens