American Horror Story [1] fans, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news: Evan Peters will not be making an appearance in season nine. The 32-year-old actor confirmed the news [2] to Extra during a press line at WonderCon on Wednesday, marking the first time he'll skip a season since the show began in 2011. Since Peters has been through a murder house, asylum, and apocalypse, he deserves to "sit a season out."

Details on the upcoming season are still scarce, but we do know Olympic athlete Gus Kentworthy will star [3], along with Peters's ex Emma Roberts [4]. There are plenty of theories [5] floating around about what to expect in this next instalment, but we won't really know what to expect until Ryan Murphy sheds some wisdom.