What Is 'American Horror Story' Season 11 About?

American Horror Story Season 11 has been almost completely shrouded in mystery, with very little being revealed to fans of the franchise ahead of its debut on FX.

Though its title, "NYC," gave away the season's location and the cast was announced ahead of time, there was little else given away before it premiered on Wednesday, October 19.

Now the first two episodes have been released, the story is beginning to take shape, and here is everything you need to know.

What Is 'American Horror Story' Season 11 About?

As its title suggests, American Horror Story is set in New York City. Opening in 1981, the show begins with a murder, the beheading of a gay man, which is the latest in a string of killings taking place across the Big Apple.

Patrick (Russell Tovey) is the closeted detective who is assigned to the case. His partner Gino (Joe Mantello) is a journalist for LGBTQ+ publication The Native, who is keen to know more and frustrated with Patrick for not telling him.

The earlier death is only the first of many in the opening two episodes, and it's revealed to viewers that the serial killer at large is named "Big Daddy," though no one appears to know who or where he is.

Adam (Charlie Carver) makes it his mission to find the killer when his roommate Sully goes missing and Patrick seems unable to help him, and it is Theo (Isaac Powell) who reveals the killer's nickname to Adam.

Theo's partner Sam (Zachary Quinto) appears to be a contender for being the real "Big Daddy" after a guest the couple invites to a party is murdered shortly thereafter.

Meanwhile, Gino's search for the killer brings him to Henry (Denis O'Hare), an artist who informs him he has seen "Big Daddy" cruising for victims in the past, though the encounter between artist and reporter doesn't end well.

While all of this is going down, Billie Lourd's Hannah begins to look into a suspected epidemic that appears to be happening on Fire Island.

The season will follow this storyline throughout its 10-episode run, unlike with Double Feature which had two different plots, but in true AHS fashion the show will have multiple timelines, according to FX Chairman John Landgraf.

In an interview with The Wrap, Landgraf said: "What I can tell you is that the concept for Season 11 is one story.

"It actually takes place in different timelines but it's one subject, one story, with a beginning, middle and an end, like many of the prior stories."

American Horror Story Season 11 airs with two episodes a week on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on FX.