Scary season is upon us and Ryan Murphy is setting the mood right with the teaser for his new drama series, Grotesquerie.
In the minute-long trailer released on Thursday (August 15), Niecy Nash-Betts' character, Detective Lois Tryon, is heard narrating a series of terrifying images, including crime scenes, haunts, nuns, evil entities and more. “I don't know how it started,” he says. “It's like a hole opened up in the world – in the center of nothingness.”
At one point in the clip, Travis Kelce's character appears briefly, crossing his arms in front of his face, seemingly performing some kind of magic. Besides Betts and Kelce, Grotesquerie Also starring Courtney B. Vance, Lesley Manville and more.
In the show, “a series of heinous crimes have upended a small community,” according to the description. “Detective Lois Tryon feels that these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is playing a trick on her. With no guides and unsure where to turn, she accepts the help of Sister Megan. However, they find themselves caught in a vicious web that seems to raise more questions than answers.”
Grotesquerie is the latest in Kelce's growing list of entertainment gigs from the Kansas City Chiefs field. Prime Video confirmed earlier this year that Kelce is set to host its upcoming game show Are you smarter than a celebrity?a spin-off of Are you smarter than a fifth grader? The series will feature contestants using celebrities to help with 11 elementary school questions as they compete to win $100,000.
See the full Grotesquerie trailer below. The show airs on FX and Hulu starting September 25th.
