Ryan Murphy: TV & Streaming Success with 'Love Story' and More Projects

The FX series 'Love Story', centered on John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, was an out-of-the-gate success for FX and executive producer Ryan Murphy.

The show, which concluded on March 26, racked up strong streaming numbers and a passionate (if sometimes polarized) reaction from viewers.

This is quintessential Murphy: Over the course of his career, which includes more than two dozen series, he has delivered a host of hits that tend to play in a high emotional register and attract audiences and conversation.

Murphy is also one of the more prolific executive producers in the business, with projects at ABC, FX, and Netflix, where he had an overall deal for several years before returning to Disney’s 20th TV in 2023.

Murphy's company has several ongoing and upcoming projects, demonstrating his continued dominance in the entertainment landscape.

His ability to generate engaging and relevant content for the public has made him a key figure in the industry.

The ABC series about L.A. first responders has put its characters and home city through the wringer over nine seasons (the first six of those on Fox), with disasters ranging from a tsunami to a bee swarm.

The Nashville-set spinoff debuted last fall and has put tornados and cyberattacks in front of its cast, along with more everyday emergencies.

Both shows have been renewed for the 2026-27 season.

Murphy teased a new season of the long-running anthology on Halloween last year, promising a new season in time for this Halloween (FX hasn’t announced a premiere date yet).

Ariana Grande is joining frequent AHS players Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe, Leslie Grossman, and Jessica Lange; no other details are available yet.

The fourth season of Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Netflix anthology will focus on the infamous Lizzie Borden murder case, with Ella Beatty in the title role.

The legal drama 'All’s Fair', starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Paulson, and Glenn Close, was panned by critics, but the show performed solidly for Hulu and earned a second season pickup in November 2025.

FX has yet to make a decision on the series, which is set in a world where a drug can turn people into physically perfect versions of themselves — before it kills them.

'The Shards', based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel, was rescued by Murphy and picked up by FX in the summer of 2025.